Mountain Valley Sports

Products for Athletes Chosen by Athletes

Ever notice how hard it is to get good, honest feedback and reviews on athletic gear, nutrition or training regimes BEFORE you make a purchase? Consumer Reports rarely covers the tools of the avid athlete, and finding unbiased feedback elsewhere is sporadic and difficult at best. From heart rate monitors to gel shots to swim paddles and nutrition, experimentation has been the only way to learn about a product. Mountain Valley Sports exists to fill a HUGE void in the Athletic gear market—products chosen by athletes for athletes—no agenda, no allegiance, just what works.

We are Mountain Valley Sports and we are a company founded on the promise to deliver athletes the best products we can recommend along with honest feedback on each. We don't sell a single product we have not at least tried and provided feedback on. Further, we don't sell a single product that is not in active use currently by one of our staff. If we don't sell it, it's because we can't recommend it. Period. We are not here to sell you what is trendy or cool. We are here to provide you what we have used and experienced and know will work.

We are a full-time coach and an elite athlete. Our goal is to teach you how to get the most out of yourself and your training. A professional cyclist and designer of gear because we could not find what we needed in any store.

We are a small business owner and avid runner. A 2:30 marathoner in his day and an ultra-marathoner in this day. A husband, father, and trail runner as often as possible.

We are a sales executive, a husband and a father of two who completed his first Ironman in Louisville in 2007. An endorphin junkie and training addict.

We are a collegiate swimmer at a division 1 school competing with all of the social life, friends, and homework that come with being an undergraduate varsity athlete.

We are just like you, normal people with real lives and families and homework and limited budgets and never enough time ... and we love sports. We love the endorphins and we welcome the pain. We love new gear (when it works) and new training routes. We love time alone with our thoughts and time with friends on a trail or in the saddle or in the pool or lake. We love the inner peace that comes with a morning run and the chaos and revelry that often accompany a group ride. We love the anxiety of pre-race darkness and the joy of crossing the finish line. We love sport in all of its glory, all of its heartache and all of its pain. We love sports and we believe in giving everything you've got and relishing each moment. We are just like you.

Mountain Valley Sports started as a group of friends and colleges sharing training, gear, and nutrition tips with each other. We kept wondering why one of us had to buy something before any of us knew if it would work. We have blown countless dollar and even more hours testing gear, nutrition, and training methods and sharing along the way. Mountain Valley Sports is a collection of the best we have learned and used along the way. We promise to keep it fresh and updated with best of what is to come and we promise to keep our reviews completely no holds barred. If it's great, you'll know. If it sucks, you'll know that too. If you have feedback, we welcome it.

This is Mountain Valley Sports—your home for the reviews, gear, nutrition, and training tips you need for the athlete in your life. This is Mountain Valley Sports. Welcome.