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Articles by Ryan Heisler

NCAA Bans Transgender Women From Women’s Sports

The NCAA today has limited participation in women’s sports to athletes assigned female at birth only. The change in policy takes effect today, and is applicable to all athletes, regardless of their prior status or whether their participation had been reviewed. The announcement came following President Donald Trump’s executive order on transgender women’s participation in […]

The Art of Balancing Indoor and Outdoor Training

As I sit down to write this particular article, it is a balmy 5 degrees Fahrenheit here at Slowtwitch: Tundra Division. (That’s 15 below for the rest of you in the civilized world.) I say balmy because we at least have the warmth of the sun shining through blue skies for a change, and there’s […]

The Brooks Glycerin Max is a HOKA Bondi in All But Name

The years 2008 to 2015 were an absolute wild time to work in footwear. In the span of 7 years we went from traditional running footwear to Born to Run inspired minimalism to “natural running” and then all the way over to maximalism and the rise of HOKA. To say that it was a confusing […]

Recovery Sandal Showdown: VELOUS vs OOFOS

Is there anything more refreshing than, after finishing a hard workout or race, taking your shoes off? (Well, besides the Shower Beer, but that comes later.) It’s one of the things I most look forward to when wrapping up a long day of riding, or a first-to-last chair day at the mountain. But it’s not […]