Gnar Runners was launched with the goal of offering challenging, community-driven trail running events in beautiful Northern Colorado locations. We choose our partners carefully, which is why we are incredibly proud to announce that X-Bionic will serve as this season’s Presenting Brand Partner across all eight of our trail running events and trail running series.
Well known and loved in the European outdoor space for industry leading apparel and footwear, the Swiss brand is this year launching its new line of trail running footwear and apparel in the United States. And we are incredibly excited to serve as their first U.S. event partner. We look forward to introducing X-Bionic’s trail running line at all of our 2025 races and training events.
Designed to move light and fast in the mountains, the X-Bionic line of shoes will be available to demo at all Gnar races, in addition to organized training events beginning with the Quad Rock Preview Run on April 19. We’ll also be offering X-Bionic raffle giveaways and award prizes at all our races.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Gnar Runners, a community-driven organization renowned for its inclusive and challenging trail running events in Colorado. This collaboration aligns perfectly with X-Bionic’s commitment to innovation and excellence in performance gear, aiming to enhance the trail running experience for all participants,” said Mike Aish, two-time Olympian and X-Bionic’s North American Sales and Marketing Manager.
“By partnering with Gnar Runners, X-Bionic aims to support a community that shares a passion for pushing boundaries and achieving excellence in trail running. This collaboration brings together advanced footwear technology and a vibrant running community, promising participants an unparalleled experience on the trails,” added Aish, who is well-known in the Gnar trail community as a friendly face and two-time winner of the Quad Rock 25 Mile Race.
The Gnar Runners trail season will kick off with the Quad Rock 50/25 Mile on May 10 and run through Nov 2, taking in a total of 11 events across a range of distances, the longest of which is the incredibly popular Never Summer 60/100km.
“We’re particularly excited about this partnership because X-Bionic has an amazing reputation in the mountains through its skiing roots, and that connection to the mountains is really at the core of what we do,” said Nick Clark, Gnar Runners Founder. “To be partnered with an established brand that produces the highest quality gear for folks doing not so normal things in the mountains is an exciting opportunity for us. We can’t wait to get to work with Mike to begin introducing the US outdoors community to X-Bionic’s awesome lineup of shoes and apparel.”
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