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Fanatic #3965

posted: 5/14/2011 at 12:32 AM

Apparently runners have been ahead of "fashion" trends.

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

ultracassie

posted: 5/14/2011 at 7:09 AM

And there you have it.

Hey, at least these "ugly" shoes make more sense and feel better than high heels. Nothing like wearing shoes that squish your toes together and make you balance on your forefoot. I guess they make your calves look nice in a dress, but then again, so does running.

Live the Adventure. Enjoy the Journey. Be Kind. Have Faith!

Julia1971

This girl is on fire.

posted: 5/14/2011 at 7:59 AM

Just more evidence I need to get Stacey and Clinton to show up at a race and do some ambush make overs. Smile

I've seen people walking around the city in Vibrams. Are the soles pretty think/resilient? Because there's all kinds of broken glass and stuff on the ground. I would worry about stepping on something bad.

2013 PRs:
5K: 20:43

10K: 43:44

10M: 1:09:15
HM: 1:34:37

M: 3:23:53 (NYCMQ, BQ-20)

BeastieRoy

posted: 5/14/2011 at 9:54 AM

Quote from Julia1971 on 5/14/2011 at 7:59 AM:

Just more evidence I need to get Stacey and Clinton to show up at a race and do some ambush make overs.

I've seen people walking around the city in Vibrams. Are the soles pretty think/resilient? Because there's all kinds of broken glass and stuff on the ground. I would worry about stepping on something bad.

it would be pretty hard to get a piece of glass to puncture any shoe. if you did happen to step on something that would go through the vibram sole and into your foot, theres not much any other shoe could do to prevent it.

LedLincoln

Food

posted: 5/14/2011 at 10:47 AM

I bet there are a ton more injuries for which heels are to blame, as opposed to those for which not enough sole is to blame.

testing testing

Julia1971

This girl is on fire.

posted: 5/14/2011 at 11:59 AM

Quote from BeastieRoy on 5/14/2011 at 9:54 AM:

it would be pretty hard to get a piece of glass to puncture any shoe. if you did happen to step on something that would go through the vibram sole and into your foot, theres not much any other shoe could do to prevent it.

Good to know. I've never seen one up close - only on other runners/walkers - and the sole seemed thin to me from far away.

2013 PRs:
5K: 20:43

10K: 43:44

10M: 1:09:15
HM: 1:34:37

M: 3:23:53 (NYCMQ, BQ-20)

keeponrunning

elle aime courir

posted: 5/14/2011 at 3:16 PM

Quote from LedLincoln on 5/14/2011 at 10:47 AM:

I bet there are a ton more injuries for which heels are to blame, as opposed to those for which not enough sole is to blame.

+1. I cannot walk in heels safely, but I can walk for miles in my race flats with no issues.

'No matter how slow you go, you're still lapping everyone on the couch'

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"Running long and hard is an ideal antidepressant, since it's hard to run and feel sorry for yourself at the same time. Also, there are those hours of clearheadedness that follow a long run." -Monte Davis

enkephalin

posted: 5/14/2011 at 7:02 PM

Quote from Julia1971 on 5/14/2011 at 7:59 AM:

I've seen people walking around the city in Vibrams. Are the soles pretty think/resilient? Because there's all kinds of broken glass and stuff on the ground. I would worry about stepping on something bad.

DH just mentioned that even more! people at his office are wearing them (like 5 or 6?). Mostly the hipster 20 somethings, and not runners. Glass won't go through what so ever but you will feel it a lot more than a regular shoe.

"During a marathon, I run about two-thirds of the time. That's plenty." - Margaret Davis, 85 Ed Whitlock regarding his 2:54:48 marathon at age 73, "That was a good day. It was never a struggle."

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