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Jul 19 2011

Bring your credit cards to the XTERRA Woodhill Trail Run this Sunday 24th July for a special opportunity to buy the whole range of inov-8 packs at a massive 25% off retail price. read more

Jul 17 2011

Last weekend, High Beam travelled down to the beautiful Hawkes Bay as a sponsor of the Hawkes Bay Trail Series. While Hawkes Bay is renowned for its stunning weather and quality wine, it certainly did not disappoint. We were fortunately treated to both sunny weather and magnificent wine, a fantastic weekend combination! read more

Jul 04 2011

High Beam and inov-8 are happy to announce that Benjamin Eitelberg has joined the team as an inov-8 ambassador. Benjamin is a firm believer in the inov-8 range and is a loyal user of multiple inov-8 products. read more

Jul 02 2011

Reece from Team Inov-8 is currently on leave from his regular day job, and enjoying the fun of the Queenstown Winter Festival. "Winter" and "Queenstown" generally evoke thoughts of snow and skiiing (and perhaps apres-ski ) but there are also some great runs around Queenstown for the visitor. There is nothing better than the cool alpine environment for an invigorating run - except perhaps the mid-winter mud of the Waitakeres ! read more

Jul 02 2011

I have raced in most multisport events across the country, over all imaginable types of terrain. Finding what I considered to be a good offroad shoe was near impossible. What I look for in an off road shoe, first and foremost, is sole flexibilty. The shoe must have good grip. I believe this can get quite specialised, but something with a sticky sole, and not too much 'tread' seems to work best in most cases. A shoe that fits your foot shape is very important, and from experience, most athletes tend to have wider feet, which also means you get a wider sole, and more grip, and stability. read more

Jun 19 2011

Team inov-8 joined up with the Sunset Coast Multisport Club expedition over Mt Pirongia on Sunday. The day started out drizzling, and steadily deteriorated to wet and cold. There were some good runnable sections on the lower slopes, both up and down, but the upper slopes were more fastpacking, which in some cases was “slowpacking” through mud and roots. read more

Jun 13 2011

For a little change from running, we tried mountain biking the Totara Park trails by night. It’s a different experience by night – and just as well the trails were dry. The only slippery parts were what the cattle had left behind. There was one very close examination of a swamp after taking a bridge too fast at the wrong angle – but nothing broken, so we’ll be back again. read more

Jun 11 2011

Another great day at the second of the Auckland XTERRA trail series on Sunday. This time at Shakespear Regional Park, was something completely different from Riverhead – but inov-8 shoes still made the difference – especially in the long and superlong courses with slippery beach sections.After a gloomy start, the weather played it’s part with a mostly fine day, and even a little sun. read more

Jun 08 2011

Another adventure last night as the inov-8 night run moved to the Puhinui Reserve. No stairs this time, but a little sloppy mud to make it interesting. We made our way around an area bordered by the Puhinui Stream and the Manukau Harbour, under the approach way to Auckland airport. No cows or horses to be seen – but plenty of evidence they had been there. read more

May 16 2011

We've just signed up to sponsor a new event: the Totara Park Fun Run on 7th August 2011. 5km, 11km and 15km distances, all off-road. The event is aimed at all fitness levels, ages and genders. It is an event for everyone, catering for the fun walkers to the more adventurous weekend warrior. http://www.fnc.net.nz/index.php/running/fun-run read more