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January 15, 2011 by Hillary 34 Comments

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Howdy!

Happy Saturday night. Anything exciting planned? I’m wearing my favorite faded ex-college sweats and am laying low. I’ve been feeling under the weather lately; between all the packing, driving, errands, and unpacking, I’m pooped.

Anyway, today one of my errands included going to Fleet Feet to possibly buy a new pair of running shoes. Since I’ve had some knee pain lately, and just started training for half marathon #4, I think I am due for a new pair.

My typical rule of thumb for buying new running shoes is roughly every 500 miles or 6 months.

I’ve been sporting Asics for several years [since my first season of cross country in ‘05]. I’ve been very pleased with them all around; however, as I runner, I’m always eyeing others’ fancy schmancy athletic footwear. Today I tried on a few other brands at the store to see if something else was comparable to what I’m used to. No luck. The girl helping me confirmed that I’m running in the right shoe. I think I’m an Asics 2100 model for life ;)

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Asics 2130: I think these are my favorite color of them all. I’ve had 2 pairs; though, both of which are retired/trashed.

Asics 2140: these are on their very last miles – so sad.

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Asics 2150: I’ve had these pretty pink ladies since July [see My Running Shoe Relationship], and they ran with me all throughout my NWM training.

The Asics 2160’s are now out, but I’m not a fan of any of the colors =/ I’m leaning towards a second pair of the 50’s. I’ve never been a fan of purple… what’s your opinion?

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Boring and ugly or cute and simple?

I’m going to go finish unpacking my life, maybe read a few pages, sip tea… a.k.a. be the old grandma in me.

Night,

Hill

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What shoe do you run in?

Filed Under: Running Tagged With: Asics 2150, Asics 2160, Fleet Feet

My Running Shoe Relationship

July 1, 2010 by Hillary 24 Comments

Hi. Happy JULY!? Wait… June, where are you going? Don’t leave me. Oh, alright. Time to move on to a new month and new shoes!

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I got new running shoes for my birthday…. the only thing was that I had to wait two weeks until they arrived. I literally went to the local running outfitter every other day, checking to see if they had made their way in on that day’s shipment. It was as if I was a six year old, waiting for Christmas.

Alas, I got the call yesterday. My special-ordered Asics GT-2150’s – size 6.5 – were here!

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My camera had quite the crush on these hotties.

Alright, seriously… running shoes. Once I was asked, “What’s one item you wouldn’t want to live without?”. My response: “my running shoes”. Without getting all metaphorical and sentimental on you now, my running shoes are – without a doubt – my favorite pair(s) of shoes in my closet.

Since my junior year of high school [when my serious love affair with running began], I’ve had 6 pairs of real running shoes – ALL Asics. I started with the Cumulus model, and since retiring that pair, I’ve been wearing the GT-2100 series. I’d say we have a pretty strong relationship after 5 years pairs.

I’ve heard the rule of thumb is to buy a new pair of running shoes every 500 miles. I believe this to be a reasonable statement, yet I don’t think I’ve been following the rules:

2130’s #2 [left]: December 2008.

2140’s [middle]: June 2009.

2150’s [right]: June 2010.

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I easily run more than 500 miles a year. Look at that wear…

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… and tear! I over-pronate. Can’t ya tell?

The GT-2100 series is a structured cushioning shoe, designed for over-pronation. Perhaps this is we make a great match. I can’t imagine dating wearing anything else.

My 2150’s will run with me throughout my training for my 3rd half-marathon [October 17, 2010]. Ah, what a coincidence… my Nike Women’s race shoes are pink ; )

Speaking of my up-coming race, I created a NEW PAGE for my marathon training plan which officially begins July 17th. Stay tuned for my exact training schedule & race details…

It’s almost time for the SYTYCD results show. I hope ya’ll have a relaxing holiday weekend!

Hillary

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What type of shoes do you date?

How frequently do you ‘see’ other shoes — every 500 miles?

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Filed Under: Running Tagged With: Asics 2150

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