My First Time

I will admit I was a little hesitant about "it".  I've thought about "it" a few times.  Most of the time it was the heat of the moment on a trail or on a hike when I wished I would have done "it" already.

I was told that I should give it a try and see what I think about it. I was warned to start out slow and to only do it for a short time, because I might be sore for a little bit; but the more I do it the less it will hurt.  So after checking out a few different ones, I decided that I was finally ready to do "it".  Now I can finally understand what everyone is talking about.  I don't know what I was holding out for?  It wasn't that bad at all.

What is it that I am talking about?

The all mighty pair of trail running shoes!

Aren't these the sexiest pair of shoes you have ever seen?

I gave em' a spin the other day and I was highly impressed with the over all traction of these bad boys. The trail I was on had a few tight switchbacks that were going down hill.  I mean one wrong slip and I would have fallen down and gotten hurt pretty bad.  I wouldn't have died or anything, but I wouldn't have been happy.

Some specs on these Salomon Speedcross 3 Trail Running shoes for Women.  The shoes are pretty flexible and light weight.  They weigh 9.2 oz which happen to be slightly lighter then my Brooks.  I felt like my foot "stuck" to the trail even in the loose gravel sections.  Before I got to the trail I tested them out on hard surfaces.  I do not recommend this, mostly because you will wear out the soles of the shoes and when you are dropping a bit of cash on shoes you want them to last!

These happen to be my first pair of quick lace shoes.  I was a little worried that the lace would give out and the shoe would loosen.  The lace stayed tight and the "hugging" feeling I got from the lace was great. My other shoes are good too, but I never had the hug that these shoes give you.

I plan to taken these out this weekend and give em a go on the Incline.  I have a feeling that I will get way better traction on the Barr Trail then I did in my Brooks, good bye slipping and sliding hello traction!

So Jeff I  may have just officially crossed over and joined the trail running community.  You can thank Kim for that, she said I would covert soon enough. 

 

”I run in the snow, rain, wind and heat. I run until I cannot run anymore then I run some more. I run thru the blur of tears, the aches and pains and then I keep going. I have more running clothes than some running stores, I know Fartklet does not mean like it sounds. I go to bed at 9pm; I get up early just to do it all over again. Why do I do this? Because I am a runner and that's who I am"