Why rabbit's Monica DeVreese chooses Blumaka Insoles

For elite athletes, there is absolutely no substitute for having the right support, comfort and elite design and technology on their feet.

That's why veteran marathon runner Monica DeVreese, the co-founder, co-owner and CEO of the rabbit running brand, trusts Blumaka Konnect Insoles to provide a boost when she's out on the running trails. For intense runs, she levels-up her Hoka Challengers with Konnect Max Cushion insoles.

DeVreese, a two-time Oklahoma state one-mile champion well-versed and connected in the running industry with her background in brand, product, sales and marketing at Adidas and Deckers Outdoor Corp and her work with the Santa Barbara Running Club, has worn Blumaka insoles in her running shoes over the past seven months. 

They've made a huge, tangible difference in her performance and confidence, personally experiencing the benefits of the Blumaka Konnect high-performance insoles.

That included participating in the Quicksilver 100K race in the Silicon Valley, under extremely hot conditions.  Naturally, she chose to wear her Hoka Challengers with Blumaka's Konnect Max Cushion insoles. 

"I've always been a pretty good uphill runner-slash-power hiker on these trails, but I'm pretty timid on downhills, never been great on them," DeVreese said. "That's because in the past I felt a loss of control, that I'm not stable, as if I'm going to fall and do a somersault. What I found leading up to the race was that the cushioning is unbelievable with the Blumaka insoles. That supplemental cushioning helps me with my recovery, with my joints and in my legs. I'm just not as sore. The big thing I noticed on the downhills is I am more in control. 

"I feel more comfortable and stable and I'm able to increase my speed and feel more secure. Running uphill, I have more power and I'm not losing energy or sliding around in my shoes. During the Quicksilver 100 this year, which was incredibly hot and the terrain very intense,  I noticed that my cadence definitely improved. I wasn't sliding. My feet typically have swollen in the past because your toes are jamming or moving around a lot or you get calluses. I did not have one blister or callus for the first time ever."

DeVreese worked closely with her friends at Blumaka in the design and development of the first rabbit brand running shoe, the Dream Chaser, 

 And the rabbit running team wore a special collection of the innovative shoes at the Boston Marathon, an event DeVreese has competed in a dozen times.

Wearing Blumaka Konnect insoles gives DeVreese and her running team the tools to deliver their best performance and lessen the possibility of suffering injuries.

With patented, cutting-edge materials and design elements built to optimize energy transfer and provide the desired stability, ground reaction force is maximized. Using sustainable materials with up to 85% recycled foam that utilizes less chemicals and water to not impact the environment, Blumaka benefits the world and the running community.

In the speed, stride length and safety categories, Blumaka consistently exceeds industry standards and resets expectations from athletes who had grown accustomed to basic factory insoles.

For Blumaka owner and CEO Stuart Jenkins, collaborating with DeVreese and seeing her thrive in these high-performance insoles means everything.

It's about providing the best for the best in the ultra-competitive running industry.

"When you love something like running, it seems to me that you would want to make it better," Jenkins said. "That's what I've seen with rabbit is innovation and being an early adaptor of innovation. 

"For an uber-experienced athlete and runner like Monica who can have any product in the world, to choose Blumaka Konnect insoles to give her more power, security, speed, both uphill and downhill, she's that halo of credibility as a very talented and experienced runner."