This Thursday February 25th, the Team PearlIzumi-Smith athletes will gather in Louisville, Colorado for the annual Team Summit. Pearl Izumi Headquarters will be rockin for a couple days of product testing, gear feedback, sponsors presentations, running, spirits, design review and the Team “Balls of Fury” table tennis competition.
We all would like to thank Geoff, Kody, [...]

Before I get to the experiment, here’s just a little background on post race recovery:
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), elevated levels of cortisol, and a multitude of other things after an ultra are common and ultimately delay recovery.  DOMS comes from a lot of concentric muscle contraction that is created from downhill running.  Sure it’s [...]

 I flew in a couple days before Leadville 100 so that Scott Jaime and myself could drive up to Louisville, Colorado and visit our good friends at Pearl Izumi. What a visit it was! We got the grand tour of thefacility and met all the people who make it happen for Pearl Izumi and our [...]

Pearl Izumi Syncroseek II after Hard Rock
Hard Rock has come and gone with much success. Success from finishing in my goal time. Success for having a supportive crew and family. Success from the race committee for putting on a spectacular race. And, of course, success from my sponsors for providing the best [...]