New Kicks

This morning was a great run. It was pretty much perfect winter running weather. The sun was just coming up as we went out the door, there wasn't a cloud in the sky or even a hint of wind. Bromka, Hog and I went out to Tufts and looped around campus. It's a 9 mile loop. There were some really icy spots that made some turns difficult, but overall it was a pretty solid run.

My legs felt really good, but I think it was becuase I was wearing my new pair of Asics Kayano Xs. I've been through several versions since junior year of high school, including a ton of pairs of the VIIs, the VIIIs (which were way too stiff), the VIs (which got me through my first 70 mile weeks in high school) and the IXs (not a fan).

I alternate between the Kayanos, and Asics DS Trainers. That is to say, I have two pairs going at once, and wear them on alternating days, or close to alternating days. I usually wear the Kayanos for my long runs. Some of the DS Trainers I've worn over the years include the ever faithful VIs, which are awesome becuase www.roadrunnersports.com is still offering them, the VIIs, which were not cushioned enough, the IXs, which were equally as bad as their predecessor. Right now I'm in the Xs, which are pretty great. I'm psyched to try the XIs when they come down in price. Oh yeah, the Vs were pretty great too. These were around junior year of HS. If I could find pictures of previous models I would, but I'm too lazy to do a really comprehensive google image search.

Here are some pictures from the Has-Been's Mile for you to enjoy:




This is probably about 150m into the race. From left to right is Me, Rosen, Hog, AK, JR Cruz, Bromka, and Ethan Danahy.









This one is a little further along. Hog, Rosen, JR, AK and I have gotten a little separation from the pack.This was enjoyable. I think this is with about 400 left when I'm checking to see how close Hog is...(We're lapping Dan "Tex" Berry, btw.)
The thrill of victory, haha. I would have never ever done this as a Tufts athlete, but I figure that it was almost more appropriate to celebrate Has-Been's than to celebrate winning a real race.(Thanks to Allison Wade for taking these photos. She runs two really great running websites, www.mensracing.com and www.fast-women.com)