Slowing down is a good thing for a driver to be able to do. Three cheers for brakes!
Slowing down is not really what I want to be doing as a runner.
Remember how last week I was giddy about my trail run? I was all like, "Every day is Earth Day! Reduce, reuse, recycle! Wheeeeeeeeee!!!"
What I failed to mention was that I was wearing a pair of old running shoes so I wouldn't get my Nirvanas all mucked up (I'm a girl). I slipped on my old Alchemys, which I'd traded in for the Nirvanas last winter. I could never get my orthotics to fit me well in the Alchemy, but they work great in the Nirvana, so I switched.
Here's the thing: one Mizuno Alchemy shoe weighs 8 ounces.
One Nirvana with an orthotic in it weighs...wait for it...
14 ounces.
Fo' shizzle.
It would appear that my running shoes are made of cast iron.
What's a girl to do? I was thinking of training in the Nirvanas and racing in the Alchemys, but what will happen when I ditch the orthotics for a race?
Will my arches weep?
Will my feet fall off?
Should "Alchemys" be spelled "Alchemies?"
I should have known this problem would occur when I realized one noteworthy coincidence. Custom orthotics cost 300 smackers. That's exactly what I paid for the new brakes on the car.
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I'm so happy to know that other people have weighed their running shoes too. I thought I was weird.
Also, a tip about the mechanic since they can be shady. Don't let them charge you for replacing your blinker fluid, you can totally do that yourself.
LOL, love the tag on this.
Oy, I don't know what to tell you. Give it a try, I guess?!? Maybe it will be a race you won't forget? LOL
HA HA - no advice either, just cracking up. I loved the tag, too. Keeping my fingers crossed that you aren't swimming in a shirt that was too tight for me. How embarassing would that be?
Wow, weighing your shoes.
So "type-A."
;)
Are you trying to say your Nirvana's come with brake pads? So unnecessary.
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