Welcome back to the Talking Shop Podcast! This is episode seven. This week we sit down to talk about premium apparel including Satisfy. Ever curious what a MothTech tee is really like? We break it down. We also walk through the new North Face Flora Alpina collection, and give some thoughts on the North Face VECTIV Pro 3 trail running shoe. Lastly, we of course couldn't help ourselves from talking about UTMB and Jim Walmsley's OCC performance. Join us for an unhinged chat on all things running this week! Follow Talking Shop on Instagram to stay up to date on all the latest!
Welcome back to the Talking Shop Podcast! This is episode six. This week we had the honor of chatting with Corrine Malcolm. Corrine is the editor in chief at Freetrail, a co-host of the Trail Society Podcast, a running coach, co-founder of Here’s for the Women’s Race, incredible advocate of diversity and inclusion at HOKA, and of course, a professional trail runner for HOKA. Join our conversation as we get a behind the scenes look at how Here for the Women’s Race started and where it’s gotten to now, as well as Corrine’s numerous different hats she wears in her career. Of course we had to end things with some of Corrine’s favorite HOKA gear right now. Hope you enjoy this one as much as we did.
Welcome back to the Talking Shop Podcast! This is episode five! This week, we’re switching things up with an interview featuring two very special guests – Gus Gibbs and Rachel Entrekin. These two are very accomplished tail runners and they’ve also built a solid friendship along the way. Listen in as we chat about all things running (and a few totally random topics), plus some unexpected life hacks from Gus that you won’t want to miss. As always, drop your thoughts in the comments, we’d love to hear from you. Enjoy the episode!
Welcome back to the Talking Shop Podcast! This is episode four. This week, we chat about recent races we've run or followed, women who are absolutely crushing the sport right now, and then we wrap things up with a review of the North Face Enduris 4. As always, let us know what you think in the comments! Enjoy!
Welcome back to the Talking Shop Podcast! This is episode three. This week we chat about the results of Western States 2025 -- including some of our favorite stories and moments, we dive into our various journeys with mental health and how it relates to running, and lastly, we top it off with a nutrition review of the Tailwind High Carb drink mix. We hope you enjoy this one!
Welcome back to the Talking Shop Podcast! This is episode two. This week we chat about Western States 2025, the rising popularity of running — where they hype is at now and where it started from, and of course we conclude with a review of the Salomon Aero Glide 3 including the GRVL version. We hope you enjoy!
In the first episode of Talking Shop, we’re getting into what it’s really like to open and run a specialty running store - the good, the challenges, and all the stuff in between. We also take a look at tariffs, and how they’re hitting the running industry in some surprising ways. To wrap things up, we give our honest take on the Norda 005, a seriously cool trail racing shoe that’s been making waves.