Ultrarunner Joe Grant join Scarpa Alpine Running Team
Time to move for USA ultrarunner.
Last week we have known about rejoin between Anton Krupicka and LaSportiva, and few days after another ultrarunning icon Joe Grant is moving into Scarpa Alpine Runing Team.
Italian company Scarpa founded in Asolo in 1938, that have a USA division in Boulder CO, is a leading brand in mountain and hiking shoes and recently embrace the trailrunning movement with Alpine Running shoes products line.
According with official press news, Scarpa will support Joe Grant for next three years.
Joe is one of most influent ultrarunner around the planet. Great performer in ultra distance race, think at WS100, HardRock100 and UTMB (here a video of UTMB 2015) and TOR here in Europe to named few, and also a writer and photographer.
We always find inspiration on his writing on alpine-works.com as well in his photography. You shouldn’t miss his Instagram feed for a daily inspiration of outdoor living.
Not only running in the Joe Grant curriculum, two wheels race are also in his schedule. In 2015 he was at The Colorado Trail Race. A mtb race from Durango to Denver for 560 miles of self-powered adventure! If you like mtb and adventure check out a nice reading report here
We are happy to see top level athlete as Joe Grant join the italian company as technical partner, as well Scarpa to support athlete and to invests in the sports we love.
Now we are curious to see what this join will give in the upcoming products.
New minimal feeling shoes on the way? 🙂
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