Check out my new, incredibly sweet running shoes, bought for me just yesterday by Grace as part of my birthday xmas buffet of gifts. Only freaking 110 grams, man. I think its part of adidas’ attempt to cash in on the barefoot running craze. The adizero PR is really just a breathable mesh sock stitched beautifully to a thin, perforated sole. Chio hor? Got at a pretty good price at Queensway somemore.
Went for a short 2km warm-up (having not run for 2 and half months) and I have to say that I barely even felt them. I don’t think I should even bother with socks. I used to wear the standard issue New Balance SAF running shoes, which are more than a little chunky, so fellow NSMen can imagine the difference. Although I’m a little concerned with the obvious lack of cushioning and how many kilometres they’ll actually last.
But then again although I’m not exactly sure how much faster I ran cos of the new kicks, I certainly felt very pretty from my ankles down the whole time. Just look at them babies.
Drop-dead gorgeous.
So anyway, the reason I got these shoes are really cos of my new 52 weeks project for the year (or in this case, about 48 weeks?) – to attempt the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2007 (half-marathon, though) in December this year. I actually trained pretty hard for a few months for the 2006 one, but forgot to register, and also got prolongedly sick and swamped with assignments. Excuses, I know. So hopefully, putting it out here will serve to push me a little harder.
Started a running log at Cool Running, but the bloody site’s been wonky and won’t let me back in – anybody know where I can find another good site to log my running?
update:
I just realised this is post #200 – cool.
it’s christmas buffet, there’s no birthday buffet of gifts, yet.
i think your gift beats mine though, wacom intuos RULE! and i say that not having used the baby yet.
and i think you like being pretty in red.
dont u mean YOUR gift beats MINE? and i look pretty in any colour.
no, i meant YOUR gift beats MINE. YOUR gift to me mah – the tablet.
Hey how have these shoes held up since january, i’m seriously considering getting a pair, but literally no retail stores carry them anywhere within sane driving distance of me. How is the tread holding up, how is the feel after a couple hundred kilometers on the road?
i have to say, william, i’ve not done a whole lot of running in the shoes since i began my new job.
i did wear them hiking once, which was probably a bad idea, but they held up alright.
Hey…a word to the wise…the PR’s are the lightest Racing shoe in the Universe worth it’s salt….it’s a neutral super light racing model, made for connoisseurs and 5-10k ‘Speedy Gonzales’…should be good for 30 x 5k’s….or even 15 x 10’s unless you’re built like a bird !….that’s 50k more than the Mayfly/Vaporfly lasts by the way and the cushioning compound/upper is better for 2008 too but you’ll have to wait for it !
http://tinypic.com/r/315ykww/5
I actually find these too heavy now and too much cushioning, get a pair of aquasocks for $8 and you’ll find a better feel, less weight then these expensive Adidas shoes. I can buy over 20 of the above for one of those. And I’ve been running with these for 2 months already with minimal wear, and I do about 80-100km a week and run 3.20min/km in races.
Where do you get those aqua socks? What brand/model are they? Thanks.