Did I spell that right? Succombing? Spell check says, "Oh HELLZ no! It's 'succumbing.' Cracker ass mutha f&%$#^." I have the Detroit 2.3 version of spell check.
I got the silent "B" so that's like almost nailing it. 9.5 biotch!
Bob mentioned his Kinvaras in his last post and I chimed in that I owned a pair as well. I bought the Kinvara 3's at Dick's Sporting goods early this summer because I have a need to buy a new pair of running shoes every six months. I don't wear them out nearly that fast, but I miss that new shoe smell so much.
Actually, I have a geeky runner reason to do it. I alternate shoes every run. Doesn't matter what sort of run it is, but I like to have two different pairs of two different brands and switch back and forth. The logic for this comes from hearing about how running shoes with tons of support and structure are actually bad for us over time and weaken our own God given structural support for our knees, hips, etc. What I figure is that if I rotate between shoes, I'm getting a different sort of support structure and my body is rotating back and forth adjusting for it, ergo no weakening!
I just used Latin in a sentence. Twice! Etc and ergo. Sweet. My daughter who was a Latin wiz in high school would be so proud. Side story: she came with me to my 30th high school reunion and wound up having a blast. We went on a tour of my old school and they had this huge mural of our seal and motto painted on this one wall. My best friend from school, Dwayne, was talking to his daughters about it.
"What's 'Esse Non Videri' mean, dad?" One of them asked him.
He didn't hesitate, "I Didn't Do It." My daughter's head snapped around at me like I should say something. I just shrugged.
So I rotate shoes and I think it helps me out from a physiological standpoint. The fact that I buy a new pair every six months also means I retire a pair every year with about 400 to 450 miles on them. I read someplace that's a good thing because it helps prevent injuries. Bottom line, though, I get to buy new shoes every six months!
It's like a mini Christmas party for me, and, yes, I'm goofy like that.
The Kinvara 3's I have now are the blue and bright green version. Voila:
Here they are situated in juxtaposition to my older and more preferred pair of Saucony's; my A4's.
Damn, that was one adult sounding sentence.
I do like the Kinvaras, but I love those A4's. They are so light and almost zero drop in them from heel to toe. I bought them for road races and to help move me to more minimal shoes (again with the get away from structure theme) and ran in them for a year now. I still use them for 10K races just because they feel so stinking good, but the heel on the left one is beginning to show some wear.
It's really not horrible, but I don't like that it's so far back. I've been told my form is good, but obviously I scuff that left heel now and again. The right shoe shows nothing like that. Still, the heel is almost flat so I put them on to race even if they're no longer in the training rotation.
I've never been a real brand fanatic, but Saucony gots a good thing going and I'm probably going to pick up another pair of the A4's next time out.
Now for a random picture of one of my dinners when my wife is out of town.
. . . and, yes, I'm in front of the TV.
My first minimalist type shoe were the Kinvaras. A very good transition shoe. I still like my Nike Frees that I customize. I used to alternate three pairs, but now I've pretty much stuck with one pair that are really worn out. I like buying new shoes.
ReplyDeleteI may try the Frees next. The last one I tried on that I really loved, though were the Brooks Cadence. I had just bought Brooks Pure Flows 6 months before so I didn't want to have two pairs of Brooks going.
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