I’m flying out to Portland, Oregon on Tuesday for a footwear insights meeting hosted by Merrell, and one of the reasons I’m excited about it is that I get to hang out again with my friend Jay Dicharry. Jay is a physical therapist who recently made a jump from heading up the gait lab at […]
Mini-Review Roundup: RunGuard Anti-Chafe, Energy Bits, Sport Science Shirt, Zensah Reflect Sleeves, VFuel Gel, PocketFuel
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There are some running products that warrant a long review (e.g., shoes, electronics), and there are others that can be adequately critiqued in just a few paragraphs (most apparel, nutrition products, etc.). Over the past several months Nate and I have received a number of products to try out that fit into the latter category. […]
May 2013 Garmin FR10 Contest Winner!
Just a quick post to announce that I have randomly chosen (via Rafflecopter) a winner of the May 2013 Runblogger-Clever Training Garmin FR10 GPS giveaway. There were a total of 976 entries, and the winner was: Adam Protass! Congrats Adam, and thanks to Clever Training for sponsoring the giveaway and providing the Garmin FR10. Clever […]
Dirty Runner: Mini Reviews
I do this column for Runblogger because I love talking and writing about running and the equipment that goes with it. I’m very fortunate to receive lots of cool stuff to review here! Lately I’m feeling really guilty as I’ve been using a number of products that I have not had time to write about […]
Under Armour SpeedForm: Is UA Finally Getting Serious About Running Shoes?
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Update 7/10/2013 – just published my review of the Under Armour Speedform. Very impressed! I just got a message from a friend on Twitter pointing me to an article on Gizmodo that introduces the Under Armour SpeedForm. Under Armour is not a brand I typically think of when it comes to serious running shoes. The […]
Merrell Ascend Glove Review on the Runblogger Forum
One of the shoes I’ve been eagerly anticipating getting ahold of is the Merrell Ascend Glove. The Ascend Glove appears to be something like a trail version of the Bare Access, featuring a luggy, protective sole and 10.5mm of zero drop cushion. A contributor on the Runblogger Forum, Vitarunner, just posted a pretty comprehesive review […]
Vermont City Marathon 2013 Race Report: Executing the Plan, and A Big Thank You to Mother Nature
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Over the past several months I’ve documented my training in preparation for the Vermont City Marathon (VCM), which I ran last Sunday morning. Like any marathon training cycle there were a lot of ups and downs, and a number of memorable runs (some good, some bad). The story of this marathon training cycle for me […]
Is Heel Striking Evil?: More Evidence that All Heel Strikes Are Not Equal
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We humans like tidy little categories. With running shoes we like to take the diversity of options out there and categorize things as neutral, stability, motion control, lightweight, minimal, etc. without considering that shoes within each category are sometimes so variable as to make the category as a whole meaningless. For example, the business world […]
Marathon Training: Final Prep, and a Tough Shoe Choice
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I’ll be running the Vermont City Marathon this Sunday, and I’m amazed at how calm I am given the amount of uncertainty that I’ve been experiencing lately. My past several weeks of training have included multiple lousy long runs, and I’ve had general sense of deadness in my legs that I’ve had a hard time […]
Nike Free 3.0 v5 Review: Redemption For One Of My Favorite Shoe Lineages!
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Update 3/14/2014: Nike has just announced the release of the Nike Free 3.0 v6. For details, visit this post. After a phenomenal debut, the Nike Free 3.0 line entered a steady downward spiral, culminating in one of the worst shoes I have worn since I started reviewing running shoes back in 2009. The Free 3.0 […]
