BRC Blog

This is the section of the site where you'll find out about new products in our store and trends in the running community. Please drop by the Boulder Running Company with any questions.
  • Hoka 1.1
    You may have seen these shoes on the trail or the road and thought “What in the world”?  It’s a change in thinking on shoe design is what it is.  Let’s go back in time when we skied on 210 straight skis, played tennis with a small wooden racket, hit off the golf tee with [...]
  • Saucony Hattori
    Saucony Hattori is providing the new generation of runners the innovation of lightweight shoes while at the same time not overlooking the need for style and fashion.  Pegged as the “holy grail” of minimal running, the 4.4 oz running shoe boasts of the zero-heel to toe drop that can really provide those who are about [...]
  • New Balance 890
    Looking for a truly lightweight, flexible trainer?  Well NB has created the shoe for you and your running friends.  The 890,  also called the Barringer and Baddeley after Jennifer Barringer-Simpson the Andrew Baddeley.  These shoes are built for speed with a nice soft ride,  perfect for your weekly speed session or tempo run.  Come on [...]
  • Going minimal?
    By now I’m sure you have heard or read all about the minimal movement in running shoes.  No matter your take, it is here to stay and many of the big brands are getting on board and coming out with shoes especially designed to get your foot close to the ground and to encourage a [...]
  • New product in the store.
    If you have not been in the store in the last few months you need to stop in and see the new brands and styles that we have in. On the trail shoe side of things we have brought in Scarpa and the innovative Hoka shoes. And on the road running shoe side the new [...]
  • The Cross-Train Gain
    Regardless of whether you are a competitive runner, or just enjoy logging some miles every day or a few times a week, most of us at some point fall prey to the Betrayal of the Body. It’s always a blessing to have all systems humming sweetly mile after mile, but sometimes Runner Disaster strikes; an agonizing [...]
  • What’s Your Resolution?
    With the holiday season upon us, Christmas rapidly approaching, and the clean slate that comes with every New Year, that has lots of folks tacking up those New Year’s resolutions. As with every year, no doubt topping some of those lists of resolutions will be something to the extent of “I’m gonna lose this spare [...]
  • A Hellacious Success!
    If you stop into the store at any point in the next month, do not utter the words “Hellacious Trail Challenge.” It has, after all, pretty much been the non-stop topic amongst its handful of organizers (namely race director/store employee Shawn Finley) for the last 4-6 weeks since its inception and then its execution last Sunday.   [...]
  • Am I Gonna Be Crippled?!
    A gentleman came into the store the other day intent on getting some shoes to re-start his running after a few years off. While he was an avid runner in high school, he dropped the sport because “I don’t want to end up crippled with arthritis!” However he has since picked it up again as [...]
  • BolderBoulder in Review and Beginning of Summer!
    With Memorial Day’s 32nd Annual BolderBoulder, runners kicked off their summer racing seasons. I’m sure everyone did a great job, and hopefully everyone enjoyed themselves immensely especially with the fabulous sunshine and warm temperatures (does it not seem like Memorial Day is either chilly and rainy, or beautiful? There’s never an in-between), but I’ve got [...]
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