FREE XA Plus Cap with Salomon March Promo

We love Salomon kit. It's colourful, lightweight, technical and tough. With cool features, stretchy fabrics and smooth bonded seams - you'll love running in Salomon.

The range includes trail shoes and apparel for all types of outdoor fitness. We've also got stock of the amazing Fast Wing Hoodie at last seasons price £50 (£20 less than current RRP).

Spend over £50 on salmon in March and get this XA Cap FREE. It's a lightweight breathable cap has detachable neck/ear guard for extra sun protection, in 3 colours.

The offer is limited, so please call in-store and check out the new Salomon Spring Summer range.

Customers Who Love MOTI

We're so proud to hear from customers who've had a great experience in MOTI, we wanted to pass them on to you.

We hope you love MOTI too.

Hi guys,
Just wanted to say that I really appreciated the help and advice from
Giles the other day when myself and my brother popped in.
Im running the MdS in 2011 as a bit of a novice, and it was fantastic
to speak to someone who has 'been there and done that'! He has fired
me up for the training, but also the pointers on kit will be
invaluable. All the advice has been etched onto the brain, and I will
definitely be back in to get fully kitted out. I was after some
salomon shoes, which were out of stock, but will be back to Bristol
soon for some other bits of kit, and hopefully some more advice from
Giles!

Thanks guys. Great shop. Great staff. Keep it up.

Kindest regards

Graham Baily


Dear moti
I visited your shop on Whiteladies Road this afternoon and I wanted to
comment on what a great experience it was.
The moment I entered the shop the staff were engaging and ready to help.
The young lady ( I am sorry I meant to ask her name ) that looked
after me was excellent and gave me fantastic service and advice, the
other staff made it a fun and enjoyable experience.
I would have no hesitation in recommending your store to my friends
and have already done so today.
I felt I wanted to comment as I work in the service sector and really
relish great service, but I don't come across it very often.
Please could you pass on my thanks to the member of your team that
looked after me so well and made it a pleasure, I just wished I'd
removed the shoes without undoing the laces!
Best wishes
Christian Evans


Can I just say how impressed I am by the customer service which I was
blessed with at your shop last weekend.
The care, time and attention Andy gave to find me the right fit was beyond
what I have experienced for a long time.
I would say it almost went beyond the call of duty. And the result is, in
fact, a perfect fit, and I believe it will help me
get over the knee problems I was just building up!

I can only imagine you get a lot of positive feedback, but I feel I still
wanted to make this known very clearly!
Thank you very, very much
Anja

Moti’s Coach, Dave Bird has a fantastic result of 2 hrs 38 mins at Florence Marathon

Fantastic Result for Florence,


I arrived in Florence a few days before the marathon and made the most of the carbo-loading cuisine. I was assigned to the 3-3.5hrs pen due to my lack of marathon experience. It was jam packed and closed just before the start, but this did not stop late arrivals scaling the barriers in Roman siege mentality. Finally, after the umpteenth pointless shoelace check, the clocks and GPS enabled watches struck nine twenty and we were off.

A conservative first mile ensued. I worked through the slower than predicted race time in the field, earning successive red cards in another sport for elbow offences.

Half way in at 81mins, I was feeling pretty good but like in a Tolkien epic not quite sure whether that boded well for what was to come.

I braced myself at the 20mile point for the onset of wall hitting symptoms just as one of my gel providers forgot what I looked like, missed the baton change and chased after me at 12:10 pace. I blessed my preparedness, despite never joining the scouts, and devoured the emergency supply in my pocket.

Into those final miles, as I passed major sites of huge historical and cultural significance, in a state of fuel depleted indifference but kept up a fixated gaze on my GPS relentless schedule. Finally, across the line in 2 hours 38 mins, months of training vindicated in one of the most enjoyable races I have ever run.

Dave offers individual and group coaching (training sessions and seminars) catering for both novice and more experienced runners. He will help you to achieve challenging goals effectively and safely, whilst boosting your health and general wellbeing. You will follow training programmes tailored to your needs, and you won’t be nagged into following boring, unrealistic schedules! He aims to develop you as an empowered athlete beyond just better race performances.

Keeping warm with clothing on winter runs

Here's some tips on clothing to stay warm during the winter runs.

Layer, layer and layer again with technical fabrics!

Why layer?

Many of you will have heard this call for layers before but for those who haven't, layers are the key to effective heat regulation. i.e. With the minimum of clothing, staying warm in the winter and staying cool in the summer.

The often seen runners kit of thick jumpers and cotton t-shirts keep you too hot or too cold!

BUT a double or triple layer of lightweight synthetic fabric is ideal for outside activities and here's how it works:

FIRST LAYER

When moisture evaporates from the skin it has a cooling effect on the body but when it evaporates from a garment it doesn't.

The technical synthetic fibers used in modern active wear are designed with a larger surface area on the outer side than on the inner. This has the effect of pulling (or 'wicking') moisture away from the skin.

Cotton, on the other hand, keeps sweat within the fibers and when you stop this cools and chills the body.

So, you stay warm and dryer with a synthetic base layer.

Take the Craft Pro Zero Extreme http://shop.mymoti.com/1156/products/CRA....W09_190983.aspx

SECOND LAYER

Layer two can be a windproof garment or 'jumper'.

The wind chills more quickly and more noticeably than the ambient air temperature alone (especially if that wind hits a wet cotton t-shirt...brrrrrrrr). So using a wind-stopping second layer keeps you warmer by keeping away wind chill.

For less windy days or if you need more warmth use a jumper, again made from synthetic materials. This can be windproof too so you may not need to run with a jacket at all!

Fyi: Windproofing material is equivalent to a thinner version of Gore-tex and so is waterproof in the areas where it is applied.

For example, a windproof top: http://shop.mymoti.com/2563/products/_MI....09_67MF980.aspx

Still not convinced? Let's look at the polar opposite (no pun intended) ...you go out in a cotton t-shirt and a thick jumper. You become too hot within 5 minutes, take the jumper off and then freeze as the sweat chills the body when held within the cotton fibres.

Come in and try the garments, ask us any questions and enjoy warmer, lighter-weight winter running.