OUR SPONSORS and SUPPORTERS
The West Highland Way Race would not be the popular and successful event it is today without the help of our Sponsors and Supporters. We value thier help so please do support them whenever you are able to.
Ron Hill
The name Ron Hill has become synonymous within the British-running community with quality, well-priced, running clothing.
The West Highland Way race has had a long-term relationship with the company stretching back over 15 years. They have been instrumental in sourcing each year’s race garments and supplying some of the race merchandise items we know you cherish wearing. We are happy to continue this involvement and also be working with their partner brands, TOPO, HILLY and OOFOS.
About the Ron Hill brand.
From the company’s website.
“The company was founded by Dr Ron Hill MBE, who launched the brand in September 1970, five months after becoming the first Briton to win the Boston Marathon in a record time of 2:10:30. His sole purpose: to produce kit that kept him winning.
Ron gained a PhD in Textile Chemistry from the University of Manchester and, through alchemy and his art as a runner, began to rethink the fly-by-night running kit of the time. After winning the Commonwealth Games in 1970. he developed the ‘side-split short’ which famously became the Freedom Short and the Mesh Vest –
Ronhill is proud of our founder and the heritage he has allowed. His lifelong passion for running and improvement is shared within the team and products we produce today. With 50 years of retrospect, Ronhill has benefited from the experiential learning and change that has occurred within running – from its sporting roots to a lifestyle and universal culture.
Our purpose now is to make a better future for today’s runner by sustainably developing the elements of our past.”
Together with their trademark clothing, they have also recently launched some new Off-road shoes.
You can see the latest offerings in the RonHill range at https://www.ronhill.com/
HILLY SOCKS
Hilly Socks was founded in 1992 and is the sister brand of Ronhill,
Ron had an obsession with detail, and the same nous has been applied to the products he designed, including Hilly socks.’
After spotting the opportunity within the market he applied the science of his PhD in Textile Chemistry to a range of technical running socks using soft anti-wicking yarns. As the brand grew, so did the technology with the development of the Twin-Skin sock, a double-layer sock that prevents friction from occurring on your feet and in turn, blisters from appearing.
The running sock can often be an overlooked piece of kit but all Hilly socks have wicking properties; this transfers the moisture to the outer layer, leaving the foot dry and therefore reducing the risk of friction and blisters. In addition, all of the socks have other features, including a seamless toe construction and an arch grip support.
Hilly socks are multi-purpose and offer great features for other sports including cycling, racquet sports, hiking etc. Other key styles in the range are the Marathon Fresh, a lightweight performance style perfect for Half and Full Marathons and the Supreme, a soft and comfortable style with anti-microbial qualities, anatomical design and underfoot seamless toe construction combined with lots of cushioning.
You can find out more about HILLY socks and see their ranges HERE
https://www.ronhill.com/pages/hilly
TOPO
Tony Post, founder of TOPO, fell in love with running when he headed to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for college and joined his school’s D1 track and cross-country teams. After college, Tony moved to Massachusetts to run competitively, with ambitions to train harder and get faster. Like many runners though, his goals were often thwarted by injury, over-training, or ill-fitting shoes.
Turning his passion into a career, Tony began working in the shoe industry, learning everything he could about making high quality footwear. After almost 30 years in the industry, Tony knew there was still something missing from the market – a shoe that allowed runners to access the benefits of natural running while retaining some of their favourite features found in traditional running shoes.
Tony and a small team launched Topo Athletic to not only help people move their bodies for a healthy and happy lifestyle but also to help them move better than they ever have before.
Almost ten years later, Topo Athletic is rapidly growing, with more and more people discovering the superior run, walk, and hike The Topo Difference delivers. We build shoes for everyone – from the new runner heading out for their first mile, to the outdoor enthusiast gearing up for their next adventure, to the athlete about to toe the line at their next marathon.
You can read more about the TOPO difference. HERE
https://www.topoathletic.co.uk/pages/the-topo-difference
OOFOS
OOFOS recovery sandals are now distributed in the UK by Ron Hill. OOFOS has led the way in recovery sandals and footwear, developing items that aid recovery from all those hard training days, and those all-important races.
It is an area often overlooked by runners of all levels seeking to train consistently by recovering well from one hard session, before tackling the next one.
FEEL BETTER, FASTER.
From the OOFOS website
“Designed for Active Recovery. Built to help yOO feel better, faster. Revolutionary impact-absorbing technology is not just a breakthrough in the science of soft. It’s changing the game of Active Recovery.
Read more about OOFUS shoes HERE