HOKA Top Trails - Santa Barbara, CA

Our ninth stop for the HOKA Top Trails Series is Santa Barbara, CA. Home to both beaches and mountains, Santa Barbara provides diverse running trails, fantastic weather and beautiful scenery. In this episode we meet up with HOKA Athlete Dani Moreno as she takes us on the very popular Romero Canyon Trail. It's technically advanced with steep ups and downs, and rocks. At one point you can go from 0 to 3,500 feet in two miles. Throughout the Summer Santa Barbara always seems to have a race. Every Wednesday there is Nite Moves which offers a 5k run, a 1k swim or a combination of both. The bonus is the beer and food at the end. Our host Matt Barnhart meets up with Santa Barbara Running Co. owner Joe DeVreese to talk about running in Santa Barbara, local running groups and races. Next our co-host Ian Terpin meets up with co-owner of Santa Barbara Running Co. Monica Devreese who takes a group out on a run at the Jesusita Trail. Our hosts then head to Handlebar Coffee, a popular stop for most runners where Ian and Matt discuss the Santa Barbara running scene. The last stop is a trip to the HOKA headquarters where we get a glimpse behind the scenes and a look at a pretty cool innovation process. To browse our selection of trail running shoes please visit: http://www.hoka.com