HIGHEST RUN VOL.79
Satisfy, Hoka x Maap, Altra x SOAR, Norda x Raide,
Hey fam,
we’re back and i can tell you i’m looking forard to having some vacation next week. Not specifically because “i need” so much vacation right now, but because we’re going to Switzerland and Lago Maggiore and that means chill & family & friends but also finest trails right at the doorstep. Real mountains, crazy elevation, this’n that. You know the deal. Even have the chance to take some test stuff with me. More about that soon!
In some short news, i really like the Salomon x Asphaltgold collab coming next week. Also Ludovic Pommeret winning Hardrock100 makes me so happy, Katie Shide dominating the competition, incl. Katharina Hartmuth, is crazy. People get ready for UTMB, chill in Chamonix makes me happy too, this year it will be livestream season for me. Windthrow did some cool customization stuff btw.
1 10 Years of Satisfy
Quite a 10th anniversary for the French running/fashion brand that made all the way from indie rach-style cotton running to the leader of the competition, worldwide multi-million $ running company we’re seeing now. They’re releasing TheRocker in a few weeks and i’m excited for that. They’ll also re-release some of their tees from the last 10 years, which is quite nice! To celebrate the 10th anniversary, they dropped another cool video piece, nice work! Meeting Satisfy for a few times now, enjoy the hospitality, the friendly faces and the sharp minds, i can only say: i’m wishing you the best!
2 Raide x Norda Belt 2L
Product of the year already? Sloooow, bro. I talked so much about Raide’s belt in the past and i am really happy, Raide now teamed up with Norda to release a new colorway of their amazing product. Collab’s out already, it’s a match. Dunno if stock remains tbh.
3 Nike ACG goes Trail and i love it
Wrote a little something in a note earlier the week as the rise of Nike ACG in trail could be the big bang some of us have waited for.
Nike ACG massively pushing trail with their ACG line?
I saw several posts about Chongli this week and yeah, i think it’s the first big push from the Swoosh. And i also think it can be way more successful that earlier attempts because it’s ACG. ACG is outdoor heritage, ACG is lifestyle-ready and due to (especially) Caleb’s success in 2025, it’s already pretty visible. ACG puts so much more soul and relatability into Nike’s trail effort as it’s not just the “now we’re here and of course we are winning” we know from track and street and so on. ACG always carried a little bit of self-irony and i think that’s a very good match to Ultra Trail.
4 ALTRA x SOAR
This one’s nice, lightweight and colorful. Altra and Soar team up on a shoe and a whole performance capsule and it comes out as a pretty good match. The trail-focussed collection is out now and includes the Altra Mont Blanc with a carbon plate.
5 KEEN SEEK
Embargo just fell for Keen’s very first trail shoe and it’s an interesting one. They bring in quite some hiking and “fast” hiking experience, so that they’re not completely new to trail. I had the chance to run some first 30k in the Seek and was positively surprised - it’s a solid debut on the trail market! Release soon!
6 Hoka x Maap Tecton X2
Still hoping to get a pair. What a nice shoe. Hoka and Maap kicked off their collab “history” with a trail shoe and i’m excited about what might come next. A kit? A bike? We’ll see but the shoe is one of the best surprises of 2025 so far. “cool” Cycling and running growing closer again?
