“The Happiest 5k on the Planet” made a stop in Baltimore earlier this month and some of the Holabird Sports family was there for all of the bright, messy action at The Color Run. The
The Internazionali BNL d’Italia tennis tournament is over. On the men’s side, Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer, while on the women’s side Serena Williams beat Victoria Azarenka. Nadal’s victory moves him up in the rankings, making
The June issue of Outside magazine has a great little article called “Foot Feel.” They start with the all-important question, “Are you a midfooter or a heel striker?” And go on to recommend shoes for
Q: After breaking a string, is it OK to leave it like that? Do I really need to cut all the strings? A: I would absolutely recommend cutting all the strings to release the tension.
Enter to win a new Timex Ironman Run Trainer 2.0 GPS Heart Rate Monitor Sport Watch! It’s easy to enter. Each “activity” you complete gives you an extra one, two or even three entries. You
Q: I see other people using cool colored strings. Why isn’t my favorite string available in different colors? A: There could be several reasons. The easy explanation is that the manufacturer doesn’t think there would be enough demand for multiple colors, so they simply don’t offer them. The more complex explanation is that coloring a [...]
In its June 2013 issue, Running Times tackles the trail running shoe. Their “Trail Shoe Guide” mentions a few different shoes, including the New Balance Minimus 10v2, New Balance Trail Leadville 1210, Brooks PureGrit 2, and the inov-8 Trailroc. I’m going to focus on the New Balance Minimus 10v2. This is a fantastic minimalist trail [...]
Want more information? Check out our in-depth review of Skechers GOrun 2 running shoes. Shop Skechers GOrun 2 running shoes. [...]
The Skechers GOrun line has been remodeled to make the minimalist running experience even better. The GOrun 2, an update from the GOrun, has been redesigned to make the overall fit of the shoe more natural and more comfortable. Science of the Shoe The upper of the shoe is virtually seamless and exceptionally flexible. Skechers [...]
Wilson tennis has come out with three stunning tennis bag collections: the Paris, the Marseille and the Sevilla. Each collection offers a backpack, tote bag and sling bag. Every bag comes with a matching cosmetics case and offers multiple compartments to make organizing easy. All of the bags are made from faux leather, PVC-free materials, [...]
Venus and Serena Williams are unarguably two of the greatest women tennis players of all time. If only one of them made it to the top, it would have been amazing. The fact that two of them rose all the way, is nothing short of astounding. The Venus & Serena documentary opens in theaters next week [...]
The running and fitness magazines are coming out with their 2013 spring shoe guides, including one of my favorites, the best trail running shoes of 2013. If you’ve been thinking of trying out a new pair of trail shoes this season then hopefully this list can help. Here are the 2013 trail running shoe award [...]
The latest issue of the Racquet Sports Industry newsletter includes a fantastic string playtest of the Gamma Moto 16 tennis string. The Gamma Moto 16 is a heptagonal (that’s seven-sided for the non-geometry buffs) geometric co-polyester string. What does this mean for you? Gamma says that the co-polyester is supposed to be responsive with lots [...]
Holabird Sports got the chance to talk to Jason Hartman, the top American at this year’s Boston Marathon fourth-place overall. If you would like to hear this interesting interview in its entirety, you can listen to the audio file (approximately 15 minutes) underneath the transcript. Or, feel free to read the highlights. Q: The Boston [...]
Q: I broke a string the other day. Do I really need to have my whole racquet restrung, or can I just have that string repaired/replaced? A: Technically it is sometimes possible to patch a broken string, but I would strongly recommend against it. Most likely you will be hard pressed to find a stringer [...]
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