Drymax Socks For Goats!

Speed Goats that is! We are very pleased and excited to be selected as the official sock of the Wasatch Speed Goat Trail Running Team. 2010 will only be the 3rd year in existence for the Speed Goats but the 25 member team has become one of the most visible and prolific on the trailrunning scene. Recently Trail Running Magazine noted that the Speed Goats one of the top teams along with Montrail and LaSportiva.

According to Co-Team Director Tim Barnes, "Our 25 members each run an at least 6 ultras a year, most of which are 100 milers, as well as volunteer, race direct, and crew/pace." Barnes continued, "Many of our team members have been writing about how much they have been loving Drymax socks this season. So much that almost our whole team now sports them."

According to Scott Mason, Co-Team Director, " Drymax socks the sweetest socks I have ever run in..."

Having already worked with existing team members Olga Varlamova and Kelly Ridgway as Drymax athletes, the expansion to the rest of the Billies and Nannies is a very exciting one!

Drymax will be joining 1st Endurance, La Sportiva, Backcountry.com, Green Layer & Nuun Active Hydration as proud sponsors of the team.

We are very excited to be a small part of this elite team. To find out more about the Wasatch Speed Goats check out their website: http://www.wasatchspeedgoat.com/

Catching Up With Drymax!

It has been a long time since my last post, for that I apologize. Things have been so hectic gearing up for a very exciting 2010 that I have neglected what has been going with our friends in 2009. The following is a lengthy yet exciting rundown of events since the last post, I hope I don't leave too much out:

San Francisco 24 Hour Champions Brian Krogmann and Suzanna Bon

In San Francisco Drymax athletes Brian Krogmann and Suzanna Bon crushed to course at the San Francisco 24 Hour run. Bon completed 134.7 miles (crushing the women's course record by almost 30 miles) and Brian dominated the field with 140.1 miles (shattering the overall course record by 9.9 miles. About her experience with Drymax Suzanna said, "My feet did beautifully! Nary a blister or hot spot, nor did I change shoes/socks the entire race. I wore the hot weather V4s and was very distressed today when only one came through the wash! I'll have to ransack all my bags to find the other. Huge thanks to you and the whole Drymax team for such a reliable, well made product. I wear nothing else these days." Krogmann had similar results completing the course with zero blisters...

Jamie Donaldson Poses for My Midwest Magazine at Badwater

Drymax athlete Jamie Donaldson has had some wonderful press being featured in The Centre Daily Times in PA highlighting her 2nd straight dominating performance at the 2009 Badwater as well as her record setting 200,000 meter USATF record, Link: http://www.centredaily.com/sports/story/1602110.html

In addition Jamie was featured as one of a few Badwater competitors in My Midwest Magazine the in flight magazine of Midwest Airlines. Link: http://www.mymidwestmagazine.com/

Hung Ng's Blister Free Feet after the 2009 Ultracentric 72 Hour Race

In November Drymax ultrarunner Hung Ng won the 72 Hour Ultracentric race completing an amazing 243.5 miles. Hung said about Drymax, "Drymax socks held up - no blisters - used 3 pairs and ran through light rain. (had to have faith in your product not to keep changing socks!)" Hung continued, "243 miles with no blisters and rainy weather is a testimonial to your product! There were other runners out there in the same conditions suffering through blisters."

Lane Vogel and Tony Portera at Badwater

Tony Portera had a great result at this year's Javelina Jundred completing the 100 mile race with another sub 24 hour time of 23:42:11. Tony said of his experience, "Thanks for a blister free sub-24 hour Javelina Jundred. I used the trail socks, as did my pacer, Rick Gaston." In the coming year Tony will be going to South America to compete in the Brazil 135 Mile Ultramarathon. In doing so Tony will be raising much needed money for Casa Nosa, a mission outside Sao Paulo, which serves low-income girls in the surrounding communities. Link: http://www.irunultras.com/

Dan Rose

Our good friend and USA 24 Hour Team Member Dan Rose has been busy as well. Dan just finished the very cold Magnus Gluteus Maximus VHTRC's annual "fat ass 50" in 5:02:00. Dan also conquered the 142 Mile Horse-Shoe Trail across Southeastern, PA in an amazing 32 hours, 43 minutes, 14 seconds. In his annal "Stuff I Like" list Dan says this about Drymax socks, "Drymax, that's all you need to know. I've been wearing them for about 18 months now and haven't had a single blister. I pretty much stick to the Maximum Protection versions (with the hot weather versions being great in the summer), and to give you an idea of how well they're made, it took about 1,500 miles per pair before they started to show any wear (and it was on the back of the ankle and not the bottoms!). Simply put, these socks kick ass and are made by Kick Ass people. I couldn't possibly recommend them more. *Disclaimer: They do give me free socks, but I would still pay for them if I had to." Check out his great blog at http://run192.blogspot.com/

In the October edition of Runner's World's "Ask Jenny" blog renowned coach and author Jenny Hadfield had the following comment about Drymax Socks, "Drymax V4 Running Socks (unisex): Sock choice is vital when running in cool, wet conditions. Drymax socks offer a dual layer system that attracts the moisture to the outer layer, keeping your skin dry. They also offer the sock in a variety of styles (crew, half-crew, mini-crew) and weights. These socks got me through two jungle expedition races blister-free!" in response to a question about transitional season running. Link: http://askcoachjenny.runnersworld.com/2009/10/fall-running-what-to-wear.html

The Drymax Sock Booth at the 2009 Running Event Austin, TX

In November we drove 3,300 miles (round trip) from our Paso Robles, CA offices to Austin, TX for the annual Running Event. This is a very important trade show in the running world where technical running stores are exposed to what is the latest and greatest technology coming to market. We had a great booth and were very fortunate to see old friends and make new ones. In addition we ate things we had no business eating... Texas=Brisket.

Gus, Charity and Myself About 1,500 Miles in to our 3,300 mile drive to Texas

We have some very exciting news and announcements coming very soon and I will do much better in keeping the Drymax news/blog current!

photos courtesy of Dan Rose, Rick Gaston, Meredith Terranova, Bob MacGillivray, My Midwest Magazine, Hung Ng