Of Mice and Marathons

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Location:

Lake Orion,MI,

Member Since:

Dec 28, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs

16:52 Phillies Charities 5k (2016)

35:52 Beach to Beacon 10k (2015)

58:10 Broad Street 10 Mile (2016)

1:16:02 Philadelphia Rock and Roll Half Marathon (2015)

2:46:54 Philadelphia Marathon (2015)

Personal:

I live in Michigan with my wife, Megan, and our boys, Charlie and Sawyer. I started running in September 2010.

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Miles:	This week:	32.70	Month:	57.70	Year:	1986.65
Miles With Megan Lifetime Miles:						613.75
Miles With The Boys Lifetime Miles:						99.90
Nike Zoom Streak LT4 Mr. Pinks Lifetime Miles:						21.60
Saucony ISO Freedom 3 #2 Lifetime Miles:						253.80
Altra Rivera Lifetime Miles:						357.35
Altra Rivera (Dark Blue) Lifetime Miles:						145.10
Saucony Kinvara 13 Lifetime Miles:						465.10
Saucony Endorphin Pro Lifetime Miles:						287.00
Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles:						5.00
Saucony Freedom 5 Lifetime Miles:						304.80
Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Lifetime Miles:						310.95
Saucony Endorphin Pro White Lifetime Miles:						23.40
Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Lifetime Miles:						64.50
Saucony Ride Teal Lifetime Miles:						23.40
Saucony KInvara 14 Yellow Lifetime Miles:						12.40
Nike XC Flats Lifetime Miles:						4.10
Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles:						13.10

Fri, Nov 13, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
13.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	13.25

AM/Lunch: 8.25 miles.

The price on a pair of ISO Triumphs came down enough finally for me to try a pair. I am very impressed. I wanted a high mileage shoe for recovery runs, long runs, whatever runs. I picked up a pair of Rides a few months ago and they are too firm for as much cushion as they have and they are too inflexible and for faster runner I think makes my achilles work harder (a completely untested theory). The ISO Triumphs were fantastic on this first run. Cushy but not squishy! I now want a closet of them.

PM: 5 miles.

New Balance Zante Miles: 5.00	Saucony ISO Triumph Miles: 8.25

Weight: 174.50

Comments

From Jake K on Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 11:23:46 from 159.212.71.25

I love the new triumphs, they are perfection. I don't know what I'm going to do if/when my sponsorship runs dry... the price is outrageous, but its the only shoe I want to wear 90% of the time!

From Jason D on Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 13:21:31 from 68.80.27.222

Are you running in the 2s yet?

I got these for $75, which seemed fair. I've been looking at them for many months, which is not something I usually do with shoes.

Very pleased so far.

From Jake K on Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 14:14:39 from 159.212.71.25

I haven't been able to get my hands (feet) on the 2s yet.

$75 is good. Sierra Trading Post has them on closeout now. I find them pretty durable... got about 700 miles our of my first pair, which I'm still using occasionally for short runs on grass.

I like Kinvara but these are better for winter when I'm doing more runs on road/sidewalks.

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