tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15317841.post1500515055240392300..comments2023-10-10T22:33:28.445+09:00Comments on Bloggus variegatus: Sunday Taper Run & Other MusingsStephen Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10985763302279648129noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15317841.post-59885617844528405482007-02-12T21:09:00.000+09:002007-02-12T21:09:00.000+09:00Sounds like a perfect course Stephen. Get it right...Sounds like a perfect course Stephen. Get it right, don't waste it.<BR/><BR/>I first saw Japanese runners 'wearing technical clothes festooned with logos' at the Gold Coast (and they were the 6 hour marathoners). I can just imagine that conversation, with you in Grizzly Adams attire.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure the shoes will be fine - just get the legs fresh and don't let the shoes make you run too fast too early ;)Ewenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093209634556111656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15317841.post-8102209821278695982007-02-12T20:45:00.000+09:002007-02-12T20:45:00.000+09:00Ha ha Ingo, you sound like that bloody shoe salesm...Ha ha Ingo, you sound like that bloody shoe salesman, only not as patronizing. Thanks for your concern, but honestly I know what I'm doing. I really don't believe that the shoes need to be "run in" as such. But what you do need to do is put a few miles into them and check that they are a nice fit and not causing any pressure or rubbing and that the insole is nice and secure. (The only real trouble I've had from running shoes has been caused by moving insoles.) By the time the marathon runs around I'll have 30 or 40 km in the shoes. I can tell you already, after about 20 km, that these shoes have dissolved the shoe-related anxiety that I would have had if I had gone ahead and run in my Adizeros (which now have a few hundred km on them). Those buggers gave me a pretty bad blister on the end of my right big toe during Ohtawara marathon, but only because the insole started slipping around. I guess the point I wanted to make to the Art Sports guy, and now to you, is that I am aware of those arguments about new shoes, but feel I have enough experience to know what I'm doing. I think some makes of shoe, like the Asics 21xx, are almost so reliable that you could take a pair out of the box and run a marathon in them. Seriously. And this was not exactly the day before the marathon or anything. If the shoes gave ma any worries, I could always (reluctantly) go back to my Adizeros. <BR/><BR/>The problem with your Adizeros that changed their face after "hundreds of km" was that the bloody things were probably worn out ;-) Think about it. They are a light shoe, not a heavy duty trainer. Their life expectancy would be 500 km max.<BR/><BR/>Don't be afraid of new shoes! Especially models that are tried and tested for your feet. That's what I say.Stephen Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985763302279648129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15317841.post-14299651859705315202007-02-12T20:44:00.000+09:002007-02-12T20:44:00.000+09:00Yes, it's hard to be a good parent but somehow I t...Yes, it's hard to be a good parent but somehow I think they will forgive us in the long run, so to speak.<BR/><BR/>Just last week I was asked "What language do you speak at home to your children?" And I gave my standard answer, saying nothing but raising my hand and gesturing to the back of it with a slight swing. People rarely have a follow up question to that.<BR/><BR/>Great clip, it sort of reminds me of the "Goons" You know was it "bluebottle?"<BR/><BR/>And I'd be surprised if you had problems with any well fitting shoe even if you wore it for the first time the same day of the marathon. Thesedays good shoes are pretty much made "worn in".Samurai Runninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295160713705142193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15317841.post-82857786948454293832007-02-12T19:25:00.000+09:002007-02-12T19:25:00.000+09:00Wait, wait, wait! You're not seriously running in ...Wait, wait, wait! You're not seriously running in a new pair of whatever shoes you bought only last Saturday, are you? Allow me to be the good angel on your shoulder and remind you of something you know you already knew: it's probably not a very good idea. My most recent interesting shoe experience dates back to only the Shinjuku Half. My Adizero CS2 that served me so well over hundreds of kilometers changed their face out of the blue during a fast paced race - and that's a shoe I ran in before (just no fast HM). So you basically have no idea what to expect from your new shoe apart from the fact that the model name is the same as the one you ran in two years ago. You know better Steve. A model redesign can be a completely new shoe, and a new shoe is... well, a new shoe man! Can't put it better than that but you know what I mean. Also, did you ever buy two exact same pairs of shoes and found out that one is great and the other sucks? Now is not the time for a new shoe mate but good luck with it anyway. Best, IngoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15317841.post-37485794285987992052007-02-12T17:26:00.000+09:002007-02-12T17:26:00.000+09:00Ha Ha Ha Ha I am just loving the mental picture I ...Ha Ha Ha Ha I am just loving the mental picture I have of your talking techo to a shoe salesman.<BR/><BR/>I'd love the opportunity to say '....well when I was did my sub 3hr marathon..." GOLD!!!Clairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02278301052672532589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15317841.post-72157157434987190842007-02-12T14:19:00.000+09:002007-02-12T14:19:00.000+09:00"Removing fatigue is easy enough. Just stop runnin..."Removing fatigue is easy enough. Just stop running. But I don't think that is such a good idea because then your fitness slides" - yeah but, yeah but.... a fatigued muscle won't perform as well no matter the fitness level - somewhere in there is a happy compromise - the holy grail in fact.<BR/><BR/>Might be a personal thing but I would prefer to be fresh and underdone any day.2Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00016333222687724233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15317841.post-29363622516098381012007-02-12T14:07:00.000+09:002007-02-12T14:07:00.000+09:00Come back and live here then ... with the family o...Come back and live here then ... with the family of course :-)Tessohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01362157809045359845noreply@blogger.com