Know before you buy

Endurance Journal

Short, practical guides on choosing gear and fuelling the work. Written by the people who fit runners all day.

Gear · 6 min

How to choose a running shoe

Start with the surface, then the job, then the fit. Everything else is detail.

Trail · 5 min

Outsole, protection and stability — where the two categories actually diverge.

Running · 4 min

Drop changes where load lands. It is not a measure of cushioning.

Gear · 4 min

How much shoe sits between you and the ground — and why the two numbers matter.

Nutrition · 7 min

Carbohydrate per hour, fluid, and rehearsing it before race day.

Racing · 5 min

Why the shoe you race in should not be the shoe you run every day in.