races
A bunch o’ pics from Run for the Rub 10K
Photos courtesy of Shannon Johnstone.
Run For The Rub 10K results, new shoe
First, the new shoes: Just kidding. Too pointy. Here they are: The sole is solid hard leather – not flexible at all. That makes for good toe protection. But the foot can move freely, so it’s like landing on a smooth hard surface even on gravel. To keep them from flying off, I have to [...]
I am SO tired of this barefoot fad
Not me, but some people sure are. Peruse through comment sections on various blogs, websites, facebook, etc, and you’ll find some exasperated shod runners. Usually the exasperatedness shows up after a few “barefooting is better” comments. I understand. Frequently the topic will be about shoes, with shod runners giving shoe advice to other shod runners, [...]
Michael Jordan is a jerk
That’s right, I’m calling out basketball’s greatest. In every Hanes commercial he’s in, he’s always annoyed with and disdainful of people who are just happy to be near him and wearing his sponsor’s product. He’s been mean to Will Smith Cuba Gooding Jr (woops. Hey, it was three years ago), Charlie Sheen, and that Bacon [...]
Race ambitions, training blah blah
What? Another sappy post? No, this is just a list of races I’ll be running: Kirkwood 5k, Aug 28 (maybe) Run for the Rub 10k, Sept 4 Run for the Greenway 8k, Sept 11 Blue Ridge Relay, Sept 17 & 18 Salem Lake 10k & 30k, Sept 25 (probably the 10k) We’ll see what I’m [...]
