Ode to the Brevards
Wednesday: rest
Thursday: run 4.05 miles
How does one find the perfect shoe? Is it luck or the wisdom of a trained salesperson in a running store? I had my perfect shoe once--the Adidas Brevard. It was the shoe that cradled my foot just the right way. Snug in the midfoot, a wider toebox and just the right amount of arch support and cushioning. It was the shoe that I trained in for my third marathon and it carried me through the heat of Maui and a month later it was on my feet for my accidental Boston Qualifying time. I kept training in that shoe and it was with me for a horrible 26.2 mile journey from Hopkinton to Boston. But when I went to train for the NYC Marathon it was mysteriously gone. Vanished. I frantically searched the shoe stores for my beloved Brevards, but they never surfaced. I had to give up and try to love another shoe. I've been in Mizuno Alchemy, Brooks Adrenaline GTS, Asics 1090 (or something like that), a $140 pair of shoes that hurt my feet more than any shoe I've ever worn, Nike Air Structure Triax, and I'm sure there are more I can't remember. And none of them fit me just right. This arch is too high, the shoe is too supportive, not enough support, not enough cushioning... And then my Brevards came back, but reincarnated into a completely different shoe. One that didn't fit my feet. The redesign was a cruel joke. And then it was made over again--more like the original--but not quite. It's not the same exact fit and they did some funky thing with the cushioning. Every pair I buy feels flat. I've been wearing dead shoes for over a year. And so with great hope I walk into Marathon Sports hoping I'll get the pair of shoes built just for me. And after two runs I remember exactly why I didn't like the Mizunos. But you know what? It's been redesigned.
Thursday: run 4.05 miles
How does one find the perfect shoe? Is it luck or the wisdom of a trained salesperson in a running store? I had my perfect shoe once--the Adidas Brevard. It was the shoe that cradled my foot just the right way. Snug in the midfoot, a wider toebox and just the right amount of arch support and cushioning. It was the shoe that I trained in for my third marathon and it carried me through the heat of Maui and a month later it was on my feet for my accidental Boston Qualifying time. I kept training in that shoe and it was with me for a horrible 26.2 mile journey from Hopkinton to Boston. But when I went to train for the NYC Marathon it was mysteriously gone. Vanished. I frantically searched the shoe stores for my beloved Brevards, but they never surfaced. I had to give up and try to love another shoe. I've been in Mizuno Alchemy, Brooks Adrenaline GTS, Asics 1090 (or something like that), a $140 pair of shoes that hurt my feet more than any shoe I've ever worn, Nike Air Structure Triax, and I'm sure there are more I can't remember. And none of them fit me just right. This arch is too high, the shoe is too supportive, not enough support, not enough cushioning... And then my Brevards came back, but reincarnated into a completely different shoe. One that didn't fit my feet. The redesign was a cruel joke. And then it was made over again--more like the original--but not quite. It's not the same exact fit and they did some funky thing with the cushioning. Every pair I buy feels flat. I've been wearing dead shoes for over a year. And so with great hope I walk into Marathon Sports hoping I'll get the pair of shoes built just for me. And after two runs I remember exactly why I didn't like the Mizunos. But you know what? It's been redesigned.
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