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It all started, as always, with our community. But this time, instead of doing the development hidden behind our computer, we organized a workshop in our offices with a small group of passionate runners. The goal? To build together the brief of the ideal jacket.
The practice of trail running probably goes back as far as the existence of trails and the people who run them. However, trail running as it is practiced today, especially in competition, remains a relatively recent practice. When it comes to give a date to the first trail running race, some people mention the date of 1832, in reference to the first edition of the...
Running on trails has probably been part of human history for thousands of years, as people have used trails to hunt, gather food, and move from place to place.
Many cultures throughout history have had a strong tradition of running, with running being used as a means of transportation, hunting and warfare. This tradition is still carried on today in some peoples...
As expected, our study reveals that trail runners use their car a little more than once a week to get to their trail spot, and to cover an average distance of 30km round trip.
But there is a big disparity between practitioners, some of them taking the car up to 6 times a week to travel 25km round trip...