runs mostly on very steep technical terrain above Boulder often challenging well known local FKT's.

Her favorite shoes currently include the Hoka Torrent, Saucony Kinvara, and Brooks Launch, and her favorite runs include anything that goes uphill. Washington Road Race, and was 3rd at the 2014 World Mountain Running Long Distance Championship. Mountain Running Team, 2x winner of the Mt. Having run competitively for around 20 years, she was a 7x All American at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, was a 2x member of the U.S. NorCal is nice, but Colorado has her heart. Shannon is a Colorado native currently residing in Northern California. Shannon: Slightly heavy, Not as secure of a heel fit. Shannon: Aggressive, Versatile, Improved Fit, Protective yet still flexible and some ground-feel The Xodus 11 remains essentially unchanged aside from a re-worked upper. Jeff V: The Xodus 10 was a surprise favorite in 2020, a shoe with superb versatility, excelling on just about anything, from road, road to trail, buffed trails to technical mountain trails. The Xodus fully leans into the maximally cushioned, protective, and grippy trail shoe to take on the long and difficult Shannon: Some trail shoes are designed to be light and fast and racy, which will compromise cushioning and grip for weight and response. We are thrilled to have her rejoin the crew! She had to pretty much stop running due to a knee condition a few years ago, and took up uphill biking, and now is back running. She is a decorated mountain runner specializing in uphill including 3d at the 2014 World Mountain Running Championships and winning Mount Washington two times. Article by Shannon Payne and Jeff ValliereД®ditor's Note: We welcome Shannon back to the RTR Test Team.

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