Seth LaReau's Running Gear & Expert Recommendations
Trail runner. Writer. Founder and author of Trail Waves.
Bay Area, CaliforniaNothing worth having should come easy.
I'm a 15-year finance veteran with stints at Strava and now Google. After years of helping businesses scale, I felt an itch to combine my experience and personal passion to create something meaningful. The result is Trail Waves, a newsletter exploring the business, finance, and culture of trail running.
Discipline: Running
Specialty: Trail
Author of Trail Waves, a newsletter exploring the business, finance, and culture of trail running. Featured on The Freetrail Podcast (January 2026).
Expert Gear Picks from Seth LaReau
Expert running gear recommendations from Seth LaReau, Trail runner. Writer. Founder and author of Trail Waves., based in Bay Area, California.
Seth LaReau's Trail Favorites
Seth LaReau recommends the Mount to Coast H1 — Versatile, comfortable, and dependable road-to-trail shoe. Works great on road, gravel, trail, bike path, you name it.
Seth LaReau recommends the Salomon Unisex Cap — Looks great, feels comfortable, and keeps the sweat out of your eyes.
Seth LaReau recommends the Tailwind Nutrition High Carb Fuel — Excellent way to fuel long runs and big efforts. Tastes great and goes down smooth.
Seth LaReau recommends the PK3 Tantrums Crest 6 Hydration Pack
Seth LaReau recommends the Rabbit High Country SS
Seth LaReau's Everyday Favorites
Seth LaReau recommends the Yeti 45 Hard Cooler — What's cooler than being cool?
Seth LaReau recommends the Gnarly Nutrition Gnarly Vegan
Seth LaReau recommends the Gnarly Nutrition Gnarly Performance Greens — A simple and convenient way to stay on top of your daily vitamin needs.
Seth LaReau recommends the Gnarly Nutrition Gnarly Creatine
Seth LaReau recommends the Mount to Coast C1
