The Wholesome Story Of Unseen America

It’s a difficult time to stay motivated at the moment, what with the pandemic. We’ve all given up baking to watch other people do it on the Great British Bake Off and a recent study has found that we just can’t be arsed to exercise anymore. We need something positive. Something inspiring to get us back on our feet. Introducing Transamericana, from Salomon.

In a time of uncertain politics and a crescendo of differences, American Ultra-Runner Rickey Gates sets off on foot across America. In the midst of the 2016 National Elections, which saw Republican candidate Donald Trump win the presidential elections, Gates realised that the America he knew wasn’t necessarily the America that was. Intrigued and curious, Gates decides to head out and see for himself in order to try understand and empathise with his fellow Americans. Starting out on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in South Carolina, Gates journey takes him 5 months and nearly 3700 Miles to the Pacific Ocean in San Francisco, California. What begins as a search for the true America, during a period of political turmoil, ultimately becomes a story of identity as Gates begins to find clarity and meaning in his own life. - Salomon