Spenco signed elite mountain runner Joseph Gray to a
sponsorship agreement.

Gray’s professional accomplishments include:

  • Six-time North American Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Champion
  • Eight-time USA National Champion
  • 15-Time USA National Team Member
  • Four-time “Mountain Runner of the Year,” USA Track & Field (USATF)
  • First African-American to win the USA National Mountain Running Championship
  • First athlete to win NACAC titles in Cross Country and Mountain Running

Gray used Spenco's 2nd Skin Blister Kit in a recent run up Pike’s Peak, a 14,115-foot mountain in Colorado. Gray said running down the mountain used to lead to excruciating
blisters.

“If you’d have taken a picture of my
feet after that run, you’d have thought I just had a pedicure,” Gray
jokes. “The kit left me completely blister-free. Blisters may sound like
a minor thing, but they can sideline athletes from their training.”

“Joseph's dedication and discipline to mountain running makes him one of the best in the world,” said Bill Reifsnyder, two-time U.S. National Marathon Champion and Spenco marketing consultant. “But Joseph looks for a competitive edge that will allow him to train harder, recover faster and race better. Spenco’s innovative products provide that advantage.”

Gray, who lives and trains in Colorado Springs, Colo., recently began using the company’s IRONMAN Race insoles for enhanced arch support.

“Spenco insoles protect my body and preserve my energy and health while running,” Gray said. “And Spenco’s orthotic shoes teach my body proper mechanics when I’m recovering.”

Most recently, Gray dominated the 7.6-mile Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race, all uphill to the highest peak in the Northeast, located in New Hampshire.

On July 6, Gray will defend his title in the USATF Mountain Running Championship. The race takes place on Loon Mountain in New Hampshire, a race Runner’s World named “Most Competitive Hill Climb.” The top six men and four women win a spot on the U.S. Mountain Running Team that will travel to the world championships in Italy this summer.