Group Trail Run Tuesday

We’re excited to have our friends at Salomon out to our Every Tuesday Group Trail Runs this evening at Red Mountain Park!! Salomon will be on hand with shoe demos and free swag. Come try a new pair of trail kicks out on the feet for free! We’ll be back to the 3 guided pace groups this evening; Casual 4mile run at 12min pace to the Grace’s Gap Overlook out and back (this is also a great route for any hikers/walkers), Moderate 4 mile around the park on the BMRR South and North Trails at 10min pace, with a 6 mile option out to Grace’s Gap and back, plus a fast option at 8 min pace (4/6mile route is determined by the group leader at the start of the run). Everyone is welcome to come out and there is no cost, novices to advanced runners all are invited. We meet at the Red Mountain Park Main Entrance between 5:30 and 6pm. We leave promptly at 6pm!! Click on the link below for a map and driving directions;

Red Mountain Park
277 Lyon Lane, Birmingham, AL 35211

Speaking of Salomon! Congrats goes out to Team Salomon who dominated the Rocky Mountains (click the link for our preview!) this weekend. Salomon saw wins in both the male and female spots at this year’s Pikes Peak Trail Marathon (3rd oldest marathon in the nation!) Swedish new-comer Emelie Forsberg took the overall for the females in a time of 4:28:07. Spanish mountain-running legend-in the making Killian Jornet took the overall in the men’s field with a time of 3:40:26. Both runners also set course records with those wins, while Salomon team manager Greg Vollet took 5th overall. Colorado native and Salomon runner Ricky Gates also took a very impressive 2nd at the Pikes Peak Ascent with a time of 2:15:42. Frenchmen Thomas Lorblanchet took home the win for Salomon after a very hard fought battle to the finish bringing in some very fast times ever for this year’s Leadville 100 Endurance Run, beating out some big names in the Ultra Running World. The surprising news though is on the women’s side as the unsponsored Colorado native, and my good friend, Tina Lewis crossed the finish line for the win at 19:33:45 bringing in the 3rd fastest time in race history and beating some of the biggest names in the women’s field! Congrats to all the finishers!

NEW on the wall in all Alabama Outdoors locations; the Inov8 TrailRock 255 (Click the link to find out more on this fast trail shoe). Visit any of our 6 locations for a professional shoe fit and expert advice on all your outdoor and trail needs, plus we’re always open online at AlabamaOutdoors.com.

Looking forward to the Birmingham Track Club’s Fat Danny’s Trail Race this weekend! This 5 mile rolling trail run out at beautiful Oak Mountain State Park is perfect intro into trail running for anyone interested. Love to see everyone out!

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