the never-ending shoe saga
oy vey...here we go again.
So I decided to take the brand-spankin new Cumulus 10s for a 5-mile test run this morning. I really wanted to love these shoes. Would make (running) life so much easier, right?
But no...didn't fall in love with them like I did with the 9's. Didn't really feel as responsive, felt a little heavier. But then again, that could have been my legs...even though I took yesterday off, it's possible my legs still felt some tiredness from Tuesday's workout...or maybe I was tired from all my wine consumption last nite :)
So, I wonder...do I give these one more chance? Or take them back to the store and start stockpiling the 9's? Sorta leaning towards the latter...but man, I hate being dependent on a discontinued shoe!!
(And obviously the person at JackRabbit who helped me was new and I guess misinformed...according to her, nothing really changes with shoe model numbers and if one felt good, the upgrade should too. Um...yeah. What you said.)
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Are you married to Asics, or have you tried others. The 9s were nice, but I recently switched to Brooks after getting into their sponsorship program, and really like the GTS for roads.
I always go by first instinct...if I don't like the shoes on run #1, I rarely give them another shot.
I wouldn't say I'm "married" to Asics, but I am somewhat loyal-they always seem to make the shoes that really "stick" for me (Cumulus 7 and 9, DS-Trainer 11 and 13)-at least til the upgrade! Tried Brooks once and was kinda indifferent. Mizunos don't fit me well-no matter how much I size up, they don't feel right.
I'm leaning towards stockpiling the 9's at least until after the marathon...after all, if it ain't broke... :)
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