Sara Finishes Strong at Her Second Sprint Triathlon Sara Mechelle Vieira, one of our dedicated, loyal customers, was in San Luis Obispo recently and popped by GH Sports to prepare for her upcoming triathlon, the Republican Tiger Tri, held in her resident state of Missouri. Here’s her update: “I completed the Republic Tiger Tri in Republic, MO… Read more »
MEET KURT Hometown: Cottonwood, California College: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Major: Biomedical Engineering Joined GH Sports: June 2014 THE INSIDE SCOOP Why the interest in Biomedical Engineering? I really enjoy biology, have always had a mechanical aptitude, and like to create things. What types of things have you engineered? I’ve done a few… Read more »
A piece of chocolate cake. Its perfection beckons you, but you hesitate since you’ve played this game before. You savor the first few rich bites, and then you realize it’s fading fast. Bite by bite, the more you try to make it last the faster it’s gone. This is a vivid metaphor of a swimmer’s relationship… Read more »
We regularly get new customers finding us via our original Hind compy goggles (now called the Water Gear Competition / compy goggles). Here is one story from a long-time loyal customer. IX. Of goggles, and remembering Greg Hind an article written by The Siljan Diary (Marathon Swimming in a Swedish Lake) I discovered Hind goggles in 1981 when I… Read more »
We were honored to spend this past Sunday near the finish line of the 2014 35th Annual SLO Triathlon, and are extremely proud to mark this as our 35th year as a sponsor. Just like every year, we are so happy to have been a part of this celebration; the participants, the vendors, and all the volunteers brought their own level… Read more »
One of our longtime customers, Neil, recently shared this healthy, yet yummy, banana pancake recipe with us. An avid cyclist, Neil says these make a fantastic portable, healthy snack (he excludes the brown sugar). He freezes a batch at a time, takes a few out before his rides, spreads peanut or almond butter in between two of them, cuts… Read more »
Kelly McKnight, long time friend of Greg and Jane Hind and fellow equestrian-advocate, receives accolades for his riding talent and creative thinking as featured in Horse & Style Magazine article shown below. Congratulations Kelly! Your imagination is inspiring to us all. A Different Kind of Halter Horse: Zan Chin & Kelly McKnight By Erin Gilmore |… Read more »
Dedication, hunger, and fun – a combination for success? This story about a small town tradition may prove so, or at least proves how community, tradition, and competition create a recipe for lasting memories and lots of laughter. Stockton Tavern Owner Uses Ancient Secret By DAN HRUBY, Mercury Sports Writer – originally published in 1967 ANGELS CAMP (1967)-… Read more »
Rich Mondoux – has run the equivalent of twice around the equator Kitchener, Ontario Canada In 1974, I was 70 lbs overweight and a heavy smoker. I joined the YMCA and began a running program, which I continue to do today. When I joined the YMCA it took four months to run my first non-stop… Read more »
Law of Chaos- “When left unattended, a swimmer will gravitate towards the worst technique possible.” As a swim coach, I teach kids from ages 4 all the way to ages 18 how to swim, and not just how TO swim, but how to swim WELL. I’m with kids who can barely doggie paddle, and young… Read more »
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