Switchback Spring, June 16-18, 2025 in Nashville, TN
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Switchback at TRE, December 2-4, 2025 in San Antonio, TX

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Regan Buck

Trailheads by Switchback Roadshow Spotlights U.S. Outdoor Retailers

In my 30-year career as an outdoor industry journalist, I’ve especially enjoyed getting to know retailers nationwide. In the late 1990s, working as a trade magazine editor, I took annual spring trips to visit outdoor specialty stores in specific regions. After each road trip, we would publish a story profiling the shops we saw in the area: “Eye on the Midwest,” “Eye on the Mid-Atlantic,” etc.

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Switchback: What’s in a Name?

This November 19-21, 2024, outdoor industry members will gather in Austin, TX, for the annual Switchback at The Running Event. Then, on June 16-18, 2025, the outdoor industry will meet again for the inaugural Switchback Spring education and business gathering in Nashville, TN. People planning to attend these events might wonder what’s behind the “Switchback” name.

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