I switched shoes and my knee is doing much better even after a couple 10 mile runs this week. I'm running in a pair of North Face Amp trail shoes, which have been my backup/alternate shoes for the past year. They are a bit firmer than the Brooks Adrenaline that I usually run in. That works well on trails, but I prefer the Brooks for road running so I'll probably pick up a new pair of those soon. The Brooks also have better cushioning. I really just picked up the North Face shoes because they were super cheap at the North Face outlet and I really wanted to try that cool looking wire ratcheting system that they have instead of laces. I do like the ratcheting system, but I don't like the overall feel of the shoes.
So, next on the racing agenda is another little informal race in SW Michigan. It's the Paint Creek 50k held at Rochester Park in Rochester. I heard about it from Tim Looney's email group. It's two 25k loops including both road and trail. I gather its a pretty informal event as it has no fees, no website, and registration consists of emailing the RD to let him know that you want to run. There is also a limit of 30 people. Just my style. The race is January 26th so look for a race report soon afterwards.
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Love those Amp Boa's for about 150 miles until it developed a tear inside the right heel and I got a huge blister which prompted me to send them back to TNF where I got a full refund.
Did the Paint Creek 25k two years ago. Maybe I should think about doing the 50k? It is like 20 minutes from my house.
I saw this recently in www.thinkgeek.com's catalogue (after ordering a few toys for friends) and it had your name written on it:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/video/980e/
It's called a helmet action cam. :)Need I say any more?
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