Skora Running Form R01-002M02
First of all it should be known that I am sucker for a company that interacts with people. I love twitter. I think it is a great medium to interact, even if briefly. Skora has a fantastic social media presence. That alone would make me interested. Their customers have given absolutely RAVE reviews about their shoes. I love their philosophy of "Run Real". Something I am working on in my own running. Another great thing I have heard from others who wear these is that they are absolute energizer bunnies. They just keep on going and going. I definitely like that in a world where 250 miles is the supposed max life on some shoes. Another cool thing about these is the different material on the uppers. Everyone needs more goat skin in their life really.
Altra is another company with a very good social media presence. I appreciate that. I have made a move to less drop to try and get my striking more forward. One thing I am intrigued about Altra footwear is their options as far as the inserts. That seems like a cool feature to be able to adjust accordingly. I am still learning about my running and developing as a runner. Those options would help a lot in my development. This is also another company that has gotten good reviews from most everyone I have talked to. This and the Skora brand are a little less widespread throughout the retail outlets, so they have very generous return policies as well. I like that. However, this shoe doesn't come out until March, so, definitely going to have to wait it out...
My first pair of true running shoes were Mizuno
Wave Rider 15 LE’s. I love them, I still have them, and I still run in them
occasionally. I also tested a pair of non-running shoes for Mizuno (which
hopefully I can/will review later). The company has a special place in my heart
as they are one of the major reasons I love running so much. Of course, I am
also competitive as hell, so I always want to race. Hence, race shoe! This was
one of the first that I read about and the first that I wanted to try. Cannot
have a wish list without this bad boy on there. Another shoe that seems very
well recommended, with one recommendation being a tattoo of this shoe. That is
good enough for me.
First of all, I am sucker for color. As numerous scientific
studies (I made this up) have proven, color = fast. Look at it. Just having it
on my screen has made my computer process faster. That being said, it is a 0
drop, flexible shoe built to move naturally. I like flexible and I like natural
and I like this shoe. And because that just isn’t enough, it actually says
‘bootie’ in their website technology description. The 12 year old in me finds
that hilarious. I know and run with a lot of people that are die hard Saucony
fans, wife included. Sign me up.
I don’t do much trail running, but I can appreciate the need
for a good trail shoe to get ready for them mud
runs, or just change pace from the pavement. So I am throwing a trail shoe
in here because I have none and would love to get in one to run a few trails near
my work/home.
Haha, just kidding. I love trying new things, but this may
be even a bit too far for me. I really don’t know what I want out of trail
shoe, again, as I have not run much on trail. I am intrigued by the Inov-8
Trailroc 245 and the Merrell
Mix Master Move. I could also see maybe the Brooks
Pure Grit 2 as I currently log a lot of miles in the Pure
Cadence 2. Maybe someone out there has some good recommendations as I am
not very well versed.
So that is my list, really hoping my budget (kids, they’re
expensive) and miles put in allow me to experience a couple if not all of
these. I am sure once I do, I will only want to try more.
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