I stopped down at the local running store to buy some more Carb-Boom vanilla-orange gels for my mountain bike race next weekend. Russ, the owner was busy helping a girl find some shoes. She tried on at least four or more pairs and ran on the treadmill.
While I was waiting, I wandered around the store browsing. I found the sale rack and found some interesting looking shoes at bargain prices. There were some Reeboks on sale for $20. I want to bring my kitchen scale down and weigh them and see how they compare to my FIla Volantes which weigh 10.5oz each.
Another shoe on the sale rack was the Adidas Adizero, which claimed to be the worlds lightest shoe. These were racing flats! They were on sale for $25. When Russ was done helping the girl, I asked if he had any in size 12. He did. I tried them on and ran on the treadmill. They were very light. I also noticed there is next to no cushioning in the heel. These shoes would force me to run on the balls of my feet which is what I should be doing anyway. The retail price of the shoes was $100, so $25 was an awesome deal. I went ahead and bought them.
When I got home I weighed them, and they weighed a paltry 4.6oz each. I wotn wear these in a marathon. But I will reserve them for short races. For instance, I will probably wear them in the 3.5 mile Chase Corporate Challenge next month. I wil wear them for a training run or two first just to get used to them.

Posted by Rob in Running on April 19th, 2008 |