Profeet ambassador Simone shares with us the vital information she wishes someone would have told her when she was a newbie triathlete.     I made a lot of mistakes as a newbie triathlete, mistakes that I learnt a lot from. Even to this day I still make mistakes, we all do. It’s the most […]

This season, the Profeet Team were lucky enough to all go together (both Run and Ski labs) to Chamonix to ski and catch some last-minute snowfall. We were joined by Konrad Bartelski an ambassador but also a great friend of all of us in the company. Konrad is an incredible photographer and took some amazing […]

La Sportiva TX5 GTX is the latest in our series of hiking boot reviews   The boot fits a medium volume foot, with tight ankle hold and narrower toe box. Profeet suggests buying a half to a full size bigger than usual, as the boot comes up shorter in size.        Type: Hiking […]

The season is almost over, so what is the best way of storing ski boots? Here’s some advice from Profeet Ski Lab Manager Frazer Shand. 1: Always store your boots at room temperature and away from extreme heat or cold. Make sure the liner is dry and the shell is buckled up so that it […]

Profeet Ambassador Emily Campbell secured an amazing bronze medal in the +90kg category at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.   “It’s pretty surreal up on the podium and I’ll never forget it.”     Her first commonwealth games in the Gold Coast and Emily took a 10kg jump from her second to third C&J to […]

The SDW 50 is a Centurion Running event, the 50 mile course follows the South Downs Way from Worthing to Eastbourne with over 1700m ascent. The course is 75% trail and it a great event for seasoned ultra-runners and first timers too.   I was using the SDW 50 as a ‘tune up’ race for […]

Profeet’s Marthe (Footwear Technician) has signed up for her first ultra marathon, she will be posting regular updates so we can follow how she gets on in her training and preparation.   Marthe has a 1st class Sports Science degree with Biomechanics from Kingston University, and is a certified Sports Nutrition Advisor. She has previously […]

Last week in Profeet we hosted the launch of the Tecnica Forge Boot. This boot is unlike anything on the market. It is the first boot of its kind using this type customisation for the hiking world.   The first ever hiking boot that offers a custom fit! A custom adaptive shape (CAS) allows heel […]

The Head Advant Edge ski boot review is the latest in our regular series of ski boot reviews. Head have created one of the widest boots on the market for the wider foot. The wider fit of the boot also allows easy entry for the foot as the cuff is wide. This also means those […]

  Why not cotton? Cotton running socks are a breeding place for blistering. When the foot sweats in a cotton sock, the sock will absorb the moisture. The foot then moves in the shoe with every step and increases the friction between the foot and sock. This increased movement can cause an increased likelihood of […]