Last week I took the Karhu Flows to the track to see if they felt as fast on the spongy oval as they did on the treadmill. Granted, fast for me is relative right now, but I’m still capable of doing a little speedwork. On tap this week was 400′s! In preparation for my track workout I thought it would be fun to watch a Karhu form video on arm more » Read more
The Great Shoe Experiment
A while ago I wrote about my experience with low-profile shoes and wondered out-loud if perhaps these shoes contributed to my New Year’s Eve injury. After reading that post, a friend suggested I look into Karhu shoes. Karhu is bucking the low-heel drop tide by heavily marketing its fulcrum technology. Karhu prides itself on offering models with a relatively raised heel and a shoe design that forces a mid-foot strike. more » Read more
Style: Brighter = Faster
I raced out of the subway station and dashed across four lanes of traffic on 14th street, desperate to make it to JackRabbit before they closed. We wrapped early–8:00–on a Thursday and I had called at lunch to make sure they had the beautiful Brooks Racer STs I’ve wanted for months (but hadn’t had the money to buy). I knew they were discontinuing the color and were sold out online, more » Read more
Not All Trends Are Your Friends
Prior to the founding of my current racing team, I was a part of the Brooks ID racing team for two years. It was a great ride and I really liked all my Brooks shoes. Prior to October of 2011 I wore minimal racing flats (the Green Silence and the Racer ST5) only for track workouts, the occasional tempo and races. Otherwise, I trained in the lightweight Ravenna trainer. I was more » Read more
Flashy Flats
If you’ve been in a runner store recently you probably noticed the big trend in running shoe styles is super bright colors. My newest trainers, for instance, are a solid florescent orange. It’s a little weird slogging along at recovery pace in florescent shoes, because nothing says fast like flash. (Or should I say nothing says look how huge my feet are like florescent shoes. Ok, that’s probably just me.) more » Read more