Topo Blog
Throughout 2020, our goal is to introduce our readers to as many of our athletes as we can. Their stories constantly inspire and challenge us to be better, do better and move better as a company. We will be launching a blog series focused on our “Apex Crew”—a small yet powerful group of athletes, whose… [view more]
We constantly hear at tradeshows, retailer events, races and even just out in the wild the amazing things everyday people are doing in Topos. We hope that of these stories can someday be told in a public setting to further motivate those who are ready to embark on their own running journeys. In that effort,… [view more]
Jonathan Guffain is a Topo Athletic Ambassador, who we love having as part of our Topo Tribe! He put the MTN Racer to the test during the 2019 Spartan Beast race and shares his review with us below! The end of my 2019 OCR race season brought me to beautiful North Lake Tahoe for The… [view more]
I am a 63, soon to be 64-year-old wife, mother, grandmother and cancer survivor. I have worked as a CRNA for the last 35 years, putting over 150,000 patients to sleep and bringing all of them back. I am a licensed sailboat captain and ran my first footrace of any distance at age 55 in… [view more]
The Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run is the world’s oldest 100-mile trail race. Starting in Squaw Valley, California near the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics and ending 100.2 miles later in Auburn, California, Western States, in the decades since its inception in 1974, has come to represent one of the ultimate endurance tests in… [view more]
Elite Ambassador, Sandi Nypaver, opens up about the struggles she’s faced this year and how she’s come to find sometimes taking a step back is exactly what you need to move forward.
Catch up with Elite Ambassador, Paul Giblin, as he fills us in on what he’s been up to, why he’s running the Western States 100-mile Endurance Run again and chats about which Topo shoes he’ll be wearing.
Topo Ambassador, Barbara Roman, shares her top 10 tips for running in hot weather. After an unseasonably cool spring here in the Las Vegas desert, the heat wave is finally starting to roll in! With highs in the 100s and lows in the 80s, any time of the day is HOT and not necessarily enjoyable… [view more]
We asked Topo ambassador, Alaska dweller, photographer, adventurer, outdoor guide, fitness coach, and resident cold-weather running expert (phew!), Kate Arnold, to share her best winter running tips as we wait for the spring melt to happen here at our HQ in Boston. These tips are also top of mind for Kate as she prepares to… [view more]
We discovered Charlie Ware when he rolled through the finish line at this year’s Western States 100 in 8th place, scoring a top 10 finish alongside one of our long-time elites, Paul Giblin. Labeled the “breakout” performance of the event, we have to admit, we were a little shocked when a fan flagged that… [view more]