As part of the conversation I had with ‘Runs with Elk’ last week I started thinking about new shoes as well. This time I went to the store armed with a bucket full of time and pocket full of cash. I spoke at length to the sales guys. He seemed to think with my recent weight loss (albeit minor) that the brooks Beast would be over engineered for me. Since I am bouncing off the lower weight limit of the shoe it looks this may have been causing the issues I was having with the cramps and uncomfortablility of the shoe. I ended up walking out the door with Asics Foundation shoes. I managed to put 5km on them the next day. While my leg still hurt at the end of the run my feet did not (no blisters or cramping). Very nice shoe; weight range is for plough horses from 80-120 Kg. Lots of extra ‘cushion’ in the front and a fairly wide shoe to boot!
Some photos:
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Buford
