I went to Sports Ltd. on my lunch break and tried these on. At first I was pretty stoked, until I noticed my lateral metatarsal bones sticking out the side of the shoe, hanging over the edge of the outsole. They just don’t fit. The Trail Gloves don’t have this problem because they have sturdier material on that edge.
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The half-marathon for which I’ve been training for the last 6 months is tomorrow. I’ve decided to go ahead and run in my old Saucony Kinvara 2’s. They are well worn-in, and I don’t remember ever cursing their very existence after a long run the way I did the MR10’s after a 12.6-er a couple
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The New Balance MR10 (Minimus Road) was recently named International Editor’s Choice for minimalist running shoe by Runner’s World, even though New Balance is coming out with a new model in March. I’ve put 90 miles on my pair in the last 2 months, and they’re already seeing signs of wear and tear. The midsoles
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One of my New Years’ resolutions for 2011 was to run a 5K. (I didn’t know how important this goal was until the spring, when my doctor gave me some news that basically meant I had to take running more seriously, make it a regular and lifelong habit.) On my second day of training in
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My personal barefoot revolution is over. Since my comeback from my ankle sprain, I had done a lot of research, read some books and magazines, and a ton of online articles. I started getting blisters and assumed it was because my size 10 Inov-8 Terroc 330s were too small and/or too old. I got some