"Nothing new on race day"...or not..?! HELP! (Read 937 times)

Ok, kids, for a bit of background see this thread Anyhow, my race is on Sunday and today I did my second-to-last taper run before the race. I wore my lightweight trainers, the 902s. It was a wonderful, effortless, comfortable, happy run...of the sort that have been few and far between in the past month. ALL of my "good" runs in the past month have been in the 902s. But common sense tells me to not wear them for the race because...the longest run I have done in them is only about 6.5 miles. I have never before worn a shoe in a race that I had not run the full race distance in at least once. But, damn, these shoes just make my feet so happy (cushy, flexible, better grip, better feel for the road, easier to maintain better midfoot striking and not overstride/land hard on my heels, etc.). My shins and right achilles are liking them, too, which cannot be said for my heavier, more stable trainers. I'm about 2/3 leaning towards saying what the heck and wearing the 902s, but the practical 1/3 of mine says "danger, girlfriend!" But this is my last race of the year, so I'm also feeling pretty much like throwing caution to the wind. If I got injured now or had a crap race it wouldn't be the end of the world--after all, my HM almost 5 weeks ago was such a dream race that I am very content keeping that PR around until next year.... WWYD?!

This seems like a very easy one to me. Wear the 902's. And you're not even breaking the imaginary nothing-new-on-race-day rule...they're 57 miles old and no problems. I don't know that running the full distance makes any difference. When you run a marathon eventually you'll have to cut that clause out of the rule anyway--unless you plan on doing 26.2 mile training runs--so you might as well start now. I think pre-race jitters have gotten to ya chica. You'll be fine. Wear the 902s with confidence and make it happen out there.

This seems like a very easy one to me. Wear the 902's. And you're not even breaking the imaginary nothing-new-on-race-day rule...they're 57 miles old and no problems. I don't know that running the full distance makes any difference. When you run a marathon eventually you'll have to cut that clause out of the rule anyway--unless you plan on doing 26.2 mile training runs--so you might as well start now. I think pre-race jitters have gotten to ya chica. You'll be fine. Wear the 902s with confidence and make it happen out there.

I agree!!

Kirsten--wear the 902's. Good luck in GR. Once again-say hello to my buddy John Keane at the Brooks booth. Do it this time-promise?

If it makes you happeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, it can't be that baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad. Sheryl is wise. Kick ass Zoomie!

Once again-say hello to my buddy John Keane at the Brooks booth. Do it this time-promise?

That's right, wasn't he at the 5/3 expo, too? I will have to tell him Joe says "hi!"--he'll be at the expo on Sat., right? I'm going to go pick up my packet that afternoon. I will have my favorite Brooks running pants on for the race, most likely. Russ, it's the half of the Grand Rapids Marathon. Great Midwest race...very pretty course through meadows and along the Grand River on bike paths through the woods. Next year I plan to do the full. k

I'd wear them. Seems like if you were going to have problems with them, they would have surfaced by now. Good luck on your race.

They were great! I'm starting to think if the trend progresses that I will eventually be in neutral shoes...sheesh, a year I was happy in the high stability (and $$) NB 1222.... k