I’ve been writing about a possible departure from my beloved
Asics Gel Nimbus on this blog for quite some time. I’ve taken small steps in that direction …
Brooks Ghost as my everyday shoes, Brooks Cascadia 7’s for trail running … but
haven’t really committed to make the jump away from the Nimbii as my go-to
shoes. However, the good folks at Mizuno
may be inadvertently providing the push I need to test the waters away from the
calming shores of Asics.
As part of their Mezamashii Project they let me pick out a
free pair of Mizuno shoes to try and spread the word about, so these guys
showed up in the mail last week while I was fueling up on rum punch and
sloth:
Mizuno Wave Creation 13 in retina-scorching crimson. I just picked up a pair of Superfeet green
insoles for them, so hopefully I’ll be giving them a test run this
weekend. I’ve got 18 miles on the plan
for Saturday, so that’s a bit too much for a maiden voyage, but I might try a
short recovery run Sunday night just to give them a spin. Supposed to be going out for a 25-ish mile
ride Sunday morning with a couple friends, so we’ll see how willing my legs
are. The other mitigating factor ….
I’m no meteorologist, but I believe that is referred to as a heat wave. The good news is I love to sweat when
I run – the more sweat, the more it feels like work, so I say bring the heat. All the hours of standing on the hood of my
idling SUV in the driveway blasting aerosol cans skyward and taunting the ozone
layer have finally paid off. If I’ve
plotted the weather trends correctly, we should be hitting around 250 degrees
by the end of July.
Do they make SPF 800 yet?
