{"id":2274,"date":"2018-08-15T14:43:06","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T14:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/?p=2274"},"modified":"2018-08-15T14:47:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T14:47:57","slug":"2274-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/2274-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The simple trick to running fast downhill"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HOKA<\/p>\n

Jumping out of helicopters and hot air balloons. That\u2019s what\u2019s next on HOKA trail athlete Dani Moreno\u2019s bucket list. An accomplished trail runner and adventurer, Dani\u2019s portfolio is chock-full of adrenaline sports, not limited to spearfishing, lobster diving, motorcycle riding, surfing, rock climbing, sea kayaking and paddleboarding.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cFrom a young age, I\u2019ve always done a lot. You\u2019re gonna laugh when I say this, but my mom said it was because I didn\u2019t want to interact with people. I was really shy. I would get myself into so many things so I didn\u2019t have to actually talk to people. And now you can\u2019t get me to shut up,\u201d Dani says.<\/p>\n

A California native, Dani finds herself in the outdoors year-round. She\u2019s a graduate from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she ran track and cross country. Growing up, running came easily. But it was always more than just wanting to be the fastest.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, running isn\u2019t just to try and win races. It\u2019s the way I prefer to see the world \u2014 by foot. It lets me test myself mentally and get to know other people and parts of the world,\u201d Dani says.<\/p>\n

Her running motivations are humble, but her accomplishments are not. The first of many accolades, Dani\u2019s season already boasts a first-place finish at the XTERRA World Trail Championships and another first-place finish at the Ezakimak Challenge (a 5K race with around 2,000 feet of elevation gain).<\/p>\n

Conquering the unfathomable<\/h3>\n

And her most recent achievement?\u00a0AN FKT, OR FASTEST-KNOWN TIME, ON A SEGMENT OF TUNNEL TRAIL IN HER HOME OF SANTA BARBARA, CA.<\/a>\u00a0This specific section of trail is well-known for its technical terrain and steep grade. But for Dani, it holds another meaning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I first found this section, it was by accident. I got lost and was trying to find my way back down. I was going downhill and was like, \u2018What is this? There\u2019s no way someone can run this.\u2019 The whole thing just seemed unfathomable. So I just walked down,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tried to run a few parts, but said to myself, \u2018This is stupid. I could fall.\u2019 After that, I realized I needed to be able to run it. And I told myself the day that I could run that section is the day that I would\u2019ve really started getting trail running.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dani owned her FKT on the 2.54-mile loop with 1,114 feet of vertical gain. To put these numbers in perspective, the Empire State building stands at 1,250 feet tall, excluding the tip. She clocked in at 26:23 for the full loop and clocked under 10 minutes for the downhill section of the run.<\/p>\n

Raising the bar<\/h3>\n

\u201cTo support the launch of the new\u00a0TORRENT<\/a>\u00a0trail shoe, we wanted to set an FKT somewhere really gnarly and crazy in Santa Barbara. I immediately thought of this section. I was stoked about it, so I went out to hike it the next day. Immediately I was like, \u2018What did I do to myself? How can I run this?\u2019 I was just cracking up,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut then I thought it would really force me to take this particular stretch to the next level. I\u2019m really happy that we chose it. It definitely pushed me to understand a new potential for myself in terms of running fast downhill.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"HOKA<\/p>\n

As superhuman as she may seem, sometimes she\u2019s just like the rest of us. And yes, sometimes she even falls. \u201cYes, I definitely fall sometimes. When you\u2019re mountain running, you can\u2019t get upset at the trail for tripping you \u2014 especially when it\u2019s your own mistake,\u201d she says. \u201cBut, I love falls. Without them, I\u2019d never push myself to get better. Plus, who doesn\u2019t love a good scar, cut or bruise for storytelling? Us mountain runners are warriors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Getting back up again<\/h3>\n

Dani\u2019s worst fall happened during the 2017 World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships in Italy. A few months before the race, she\u2019d severely sprained her ankle \u2014 while rock climbing, no less.<\/p>\n

\u201cLiterally on the first downhill, I rolled my bad ankle and I just freaked out. I was so mad. Girls were passing me and my ankle started blowing up. I gave myself a couple seconds and I then I pulled myself together,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI realized that sometimes you need to pep talk yourself really quickly. There wasn\u2019t time for anything else. That was the big realization \u2014 that every time you get pushed down you need to get up immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trusting her instincts<\/h3>\n

One thing that\u2019s given her an edge on the trails is something she\u2019s had from day one \u2014 the ability to let go and trust her instincts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you run a downhill, sometimes the best way to do it is to lose control. Not in your running form, but by swinging your arms. I don\u2019t know if that\u2019s just me, but that\u2019s my body instinctively saying this is how we\u2019re gonna balance.\u201d Dani says. \u201cYour body doesn\u2019t want to fall as much as your mind. It\u2019s instinct. Give credit to your body and mind because they\u2019re gonna take care of you. And if you fall and hurt yourself, don\u2019t blame me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Close-up<\/p>\n

Excelling at so many different activities isn\u2019t easy, but for Dani, balance is always the common denominator. She focuses on being well-rounded \u2014 a synonym for what she calls \u201ccircle-ness.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been obsessed with circles and I see people as circles. As a circle, essentially your whole life is well-rounded. And if you\u2019re well-rounded in what you do, then you\u2019re well-rounded in how you treat people and portray yourself,\u201d she says. \u201cI think it makes you a more empathetic person. You get to have different experiences and that not only gives you different types of hard times, but also different types of rewards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dani\u2019s balanced bucket list is still growing. In addition to getting her skydiving license, she\u2019d like to climb Denali or Everest, get another motorcycle and get better at surfing. But, she\u2019s taking things slow in that realm for now. \u201cYou gotta keep it mild before the spicy hot,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the fast, aggressive and agile Torrent trail running shoe<\/a> that Dani wears.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jumping out of helicopters and hot air balloons. That\u2019s what\u2019s next on HOKA trail athlete Dani Moreno\u2019s bucket list. An accomplished trail runner and adventurer, Dani\u2019s portfolio is chock-full of adrenaline sports, not limited to spearfishing, lobster diving, motorcycle riding, surfing, rock climbing, sea kayaking and paddleboarding. \u201cFrom a young age, I\u2019ve always done a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2278,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[493],"tags":[457,496,495,431,11,82,494,75],"yoast_head":"\nThe simple trick to running fast downhill | HOKA ONE ONE\u00ae<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jumping out of helicopters. 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