So, after e-mails, texts, and phone calls yesterday, and after a quick trip to the hot tub at my gym. More on that later. I headed down to Dicks Sporting Goods last night to purchase my new running shoes. Well, they did not have the Air Structure Triax 10+ in my size anymore. Since it's last years model, they are just about out of them. So enter the Zoom Structure Triax 11+. Almost identical in look and build, except no air bag in the heel area. Blue and black are the color they had in stock. They gave me 3 pretty good miles this morning, but still have 12 more to do before the end of the day. Stay tuned.
The Structure Triax 10+ that I wore before this worked for me very well. As it was explained to me, as a beginning runner, who honestly was probably putting in to
o many miles in to early on in his running career. Without my legs being very strong, at least not running strong, when I would get tired, my gait would get out of whack, thus causing me to pull and tweak my muscles while my stride was not right. The structure shoe, while a little heavy and beefy for most long distance runners, provides me with the cushioning and support I need while running tired. I think after I recover from my May marathon, I may actually go another way, because my legs should be strong enough and my posture and form are much better now than they were just a few months ago.
o many miles in to early on in his running career. Without my legs being very strong, at least not running strong, when I would get tired, my gait would get out of whack, thus causing me to pull and tweak my muscles while my stride was not right. The structure shoe, while a little heavy and beefy for most long distance runners, provides me with the cushioning and support I need while running tired. I think after I recover from my May marathon, I may actually go another way, because my legs should be strong enough and my posture and form are much better now than they were just a few months ago. And while we are on the Nike subject, is it just me or is everything they do anymore geared to running? When I was growing up, Air Jordan stuff was everywhere, basketball was what Nike pushed, and those were the shoes that they made and sold the most of. Every other commercial had Jordans mug on it selling 100$ sneakers. Once Jordan retired and basketball fell victim to the hip-hop image that it spent a decade building, all of a sudden it's all running. When Lance Armstrong decided not to bike the Tour De France anymore, how much money do you think Nike paid him to run the NYC marathon? He was their second most popular sponsered athlete after Tiger Woods, and I would bet that they banged on him pretty hard to do it, to try and bring them back to the forefront of running. I swore off Nike shoes about 13 months ago, then refound them with the Triax models. Strange how that happens.
Ok, off for another 6 in the new shoes soon. But I'm sure they'll be fine. Have a great day.
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