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I started this thread and said I wouldn't be buying these shoes anytime soon due to the cost. However, I contacted the company about being a shoe tester and was informed there is no testing program, but they would give me a $50 discount since I am a blogger. I ordered a pair of the Mafate Trail version and I expect they will arrive in the next week. Looking forward to testing them out on the trail.
What was the secret, they wanted to know; in a thousand different ways they wanted to know The Secret. And not one of them was prepared, truly prepared to believe that it had not so much to do with chemicals and zippy mental tricks as with that most unprofound and sometimes heart-rending process of removing, molecule by molecule, the very tough rubber that comprised the bottoms of his training shoes. The Trial of Miles; Miles of Trials
They were very cushy. I prefer my shoes to let me feel the ground more. I think they might be useful for a really long run or maybe on tired legs or maybe if one changed shoes in the latter part of an ultramarathon..
Ostrich runner
theclymb.com has hokas for 70-80 bucks right now in a few sizes...including, of course, not mine.
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Imaginary Space Filler
This is exactly what I was expecting, and hoping, to hear. Many thanks - very useful.
Purdey, you just successfully ran the Leadville 100. Did you wear your Hoka one ones? How did it go?
Are those Capri's he's wearing?
quitters never win
He's only 4ft. They'd be shorts on most people.
I thought he was allowed to wear Capri's 'cos he's badass?
"Six farm eggs, a cake for tea, a pound of pears and don't forget the bacon."
"Six fat legs...a cape for me...a flight of stairs...and don't forget the bacon."
Naw, its 'cause he's Euro..........
I'm about to buy some. Any comments on sizing? Anyone tried the waterproof ones...are they too hot?
2012 Goals
Marathon BQ -3:15
2000 miles
5k - 20:00 19:53 Penticton Lakeside 5k (3/4/2012)
10k - 42:00
HM - 1:35 1:33:52 Okanagan Half Marathon (4/1/2012)
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