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After months of preparation, Vasque will proudly showcase their new Rift to the outdoor marketplace at Summer Outdoor Retailer

Funada is the first Japanese to have achieved the Triple Crown of American hikes!

Vasque is proud to announce Chris Miller, sales manager for the US, competed and won the Ironman 70.3 Executive Challenge (XC) in Switzerland.

On Saturday June 18, 2011, Vasque Athlete, Duncan Callahan, competed in the San Juan Solstice 50-miler finishing in a very respectable 7th place with a time of 9:54:28. The San Juan Solstice held in the San Juan Mountains of south-central Colorado,is replete with all those adventurous components that go along with a long day in the high mountains: stream crossings, ridge running, mega-altitude, huge views, heat and/or rain, sleet, and snow.

In their continued dedication to the trail and the trail ready lifestyle, Vasque footwear is proud to announce their partnership with the 2011 Leadville Race Series.

Annie and I had a relatively quick and painless 8-hour drive over to Salt Lake City on Friday as I was readying to race the Antelope Island 50 mile the next day. We had been out to Antelope Island (a gigantic island on the Great Salt Lake) one other time about three years ago with my parents and one thing we all took away from that visit was a sense of how large the Salt Lake actually is and how cool it is that there are Buffalo out on the island. That visit three years ago was the day I decided I wanted to one-day race in the Antelope Island Buffalo Run 50 mile.

Voluntourism, dedicating your vacation time to volunteer for a worthy cause, is a growing trend because it gives travelers fun and exciting opportunities to give back. Planning your own outdoor service adventure, however, can be time-intensive and expensive, so why not let an organization with over 30 years of experience help you out? American Hiking Society does the trip planning for you, making it easier than ever to take part in budget-friendly Volunteer Vacations, aimed to improve America’s natural landscapes and hiking trails.

Entering exclusive footwear partnerships with Backpacker’s Get Out More Tour and American Hiking Society Volunteer Vacations, Vasque renews its commitment to America’s trails in 2011.

Vasque footwear, a family-owned company with 45 years of experience in the outdoor performance footwear sector, is staying true to its trail ready roots by participating in the 25th anniversary of the Appalachian Trail Days, May 12 – 14in Damascus, VA with a booth and a “Tales from the Trail” giveaway.

Vasque footwear is a sponsor of the Rock/Creek Scenic City Marathon. This beautiful marathon / half-marathon trail race is set in the scenic mountains outside of Chattanooga, TN, and is the perfect race to run in our Mindbenders.

There’s a big difference between aspiring to do something and actually doing it. Rick Deutsch is quite familiar with that difference. So much in fact, he doesn’t shy away from putting people on the spot with an in-your-face, seize-the-day attitude.

In his third race of the year Vasque trail athlete, Duncan Callahan, takes first place and sets a personal record at the Spring Desert Ultra 50 miler. After a great winter of training and coaching the Crested Butte Nordic Team, Callahan found himself focused and ready for the race which had eluded him in years past. Callahan arrived at the challenging 50 mile race fired up and prepared to tackle a good field of competition...

A couple weeks ago we promised to bring you parts of an interviewed conducted with our trail athlete Duncan Callahan last year. After his big win at the Spring Desert Ultra 50 miler in Fruita, CO this past weekend we figured you may be interested in reading more of the interview. We’ll post the last question next week.Till then…

Vasque Athlete and 2-time Leadville Trail 100 winner Duncan Callahan answers some questions posed to him about why he runs. We will post these in segments over the next couple of weeks, so check back frequently to see what’s new.

Duncan Callahan gave an incredible, flawless performance during the Lifetime Fitness Leadville Trail 100 this past weekend. The high-profile 100-mile “Race Across the Sky” attracted over 800 entrants including renowned racers Anton Krupicka and Hal Koerner. Callahan’s winning time of 17:43:24 earned him a 2-time victory and a personal record for the difficult, high-altitude race that has participants climbing over 12,500 feet.

Vasque athlete, Duncan Callahan continues his epic season with a victory and new course record of 7:33 at the Grand Teton 50 mile trail race this past Labor Day weekend at Grand Targhee Ski area in Alta, WY. This win is the third win of the season and a second course record for Callahan who is just coming off a third place finish at the Leadville Trail 100 only two weeks ago. Callahan began the weekend by presenting an ultra running clinic at the renowned retailer Skinny Skis, a Vasque dealer located in Jackson, WY.

Congrats Shiloh Mielke, for his win at the Jupiter Peak Steeple Chase 16 mile race in Park City, Utah!!! Read more on Shiloh’s win at iRunFar.com

A girlfriend, Melissa, I’ve known since grade school flew in to LAX from Seattle to crew for me and hang out for the weekend. We arrived late in Palmdale after delayed flights and slept for a few hours before the 4am alarm sounded.