I Run

I've been running in two pairs of Asics Speedstar 3s for well over a year, so it was about time to get another pair of shoes. I totally missed the Speedstar 4 because I really like the 3s and kept running in them until the soles were threatening to expose my socks. I got the 5s a couple of days ago and used them literally for the first time at a 4 mile race. At first, they felt a bit tight but so did the 3s when I first got them. When my daughters saw them they immediately said they looked like Spiderman's shoes. Actually, Spiderman wears boots, so nyah! But I could see the resemblance to the web crawler's attire. The 5s feel a little narrower in the toe box, but the fit is quite nice, like a glove or slipper. In the race they performed just like I would have expected the 3s to do, maybe even better. I took them out for a 20 miler today and had no problems except that the roads were really wet and slushy, and when I got home my feet were drenched. That was a little unexpected since I would have thought some of the moisture would have escaped through the upper. I'll have to keep an eye on that to see if that's an issue when warmer weather arrives.

# posted by jm @ 9:36 PM