I’m Elliot Matson. I live in Portland, Oregon, and am an avid adventurer and trail running enthusiast. I’ve run several ultramarathons and spend much of my time out in the wilderness.
Honest, insightful and often humorous tips on how to get into trail running as a road runner—and fall in love with it! Find suggestions on hitting the trails, getting the right gear and some helpful exercises to incorporate into your workouts.
Getting into trail running can be an intimidating task. This guide is a positive approach to easing into it and having fun while doing it. It’s not a workout regimen or approach to running an ultra. It’s a guide to exploration and expanding your interests.
Easy-to-follow tips and insights.
Getting fit for the trails.
Getting fits for the trails.
The best companion to a Folklord Myth Shirt is a hat. Find your head's legendary new best friend.
The Folkdana is a moisture-wicking polyester running accessory for you and your dog.
The Wander Socks are the perfect way to get your feet folked up. Available in Crew and Ankle.
Cooling shirt that looks cool. Love the collar
As it helps elevate chaffing from a running vest. Highly recommend
This running hat from Folklord nails it with perfect combination of running hat performance with street hat style. It performed great on my run, lightweight sun protection with plenty of venting. Love it.
As with all Folklord gear, I love the story, the design and modern color palette. I'm hardly a hardcore runner, but I do like to walk, jog and adventure. These socks fit the bill and then some!
This hat is super breathable and cool. It's very comfortable! It's super crushable and lightweight and can easily been thrown in a pack during a race! Love this hat
I have used this shirt for 5 different 100 milers. When I first found this shirt the price had me questioning whether or not it could be worth it, but let me tell you, and I say this without reservation, it absolutely is. It is incredibly light and airy, and breathes super well. The snap buttons are an amazing feature for ultras because it makes it so much easier to remove with gloved or swollen hands. The air holes on the back of the shirt also keep it nice and cool. It is super soft, feels great under a vest and I have never had any issues with chaffing. I also love that it dries much faster than other technical button downs I have tried. It has performed great for me in all sorts of conditions, and it has held up surprisingly well for how lightweight the material feels. I have worn it in 100° Texas heat, 20+ hours in pouring rain, as a top layer in freezing cold, and through cactus ridden dessert. I have put this shirt through hell and back and it has held up. I can't imagine reaching for anything else on raceday.
