Brooks
Weekly Review 1/25/10 – 1/31/10
Started the week at 200 miles for the month of January, and hopeful of getting close to my all-time monthly high of 266 miles. With a 25k race lined up for Saturday 30th and another long run opportunity on Sunday 31st, I felt pretty confident I’d get there. Here’s how the week went:
Monday: Nice gentle [...]
Easy Run And Brooks T5 Test
Finished up the Zoot Challange bike workout and headed out for a 30 minute run to get the legs used to running after biking – commonly known in triathlon circles as a BRICK workout.
I just did 15 minutes easy followed by 10 minutes @ 5:45 per mile pace with an easy 5 minutes to cool [...]
Brian Sell’s Olympic Marathon: And The Moral Of The Story Is…
…..wear socks!
How about this for a picture of Brian Sell’s Brooks T6 shoes shortly after last weekend’s Olympic Marathon in Beijing? Can you imagine what his feet must look like?
According to the interview on Flotrack.org Sell prefers to go sockless in a marathon:
I never wore socks running a marathon. But I never ran a marathon [...]
Five Miles: Five Days To Go
Picked up another pair of Brooks Racer ST3 today – my favorite shoe for the classic marathon distance. I already own two pairs of the lightweight ST3’s, but wanted a new pair for Sunday’s Frederick Marathon which will give me maximum support and maximum cushioning. I know what you’re thinking – never wear brand [...]
Socks For Shamrock?
I’ve already picked out my racing shoes for the Shamrock Marathon – the 8.4oz Brooks ST3, but my next dilemma is what socks should I wear. Okay, so it might seem a trivial concern to most of my readers – it’s just a sock after all – but it could be the difference on the [...]
