Merrell Pace Glove Quick Video Review
Bought some new shoes and am taking them for a test drive. Things have been crazy busy with me lately, so here's a short video update.
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Twenty Miles Of Punishment
Me and the other ROTS girls. Drink all day. Play all night. I'm in Miami bitch! OK. So that may be a wee bit of an exaggeration cuz really I'm in Rocklin which is like 20 degrees hotter and about half the humidity. It may be a fucking inferno during the Summer but its a "dry heat" which should not be confused with a "dry heave" or a "dry hump" even though those two descriptions are pretty accurate for the Sacramento Valley in July. The Summer heat here is likely to make you want to hurl if you're running eleven miles of dusty, rocky canyon trails especially when you have to call your friend to come pick you up because you drank too much the night before partying it up with the neighbors and pretty much woke up still drunk, can't drive your own ass and need a ride to the trailhead. Yeah. I did that. My friend Matt was really cool about it even though picking up my drunk ass made him late to the group run HE organized. I felt kinda bad....
Hi Zap,
ReplyDeleteDon't stress too much about your running, I say this after stressing myself for a year. It will just come to you. Every now and again I do have to remind myself to concentrate on pulling my foot from the floor as quickly as possible. I really think that, along with the soft bent leg is really the key. Give your arms and hands a good shake to get the tension out and you are there.
BY the way, thinking about it now I think I prefer your shirt design to the 'official' one which just doesn't seem to stand out as much.
I love that you did a video update. What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteI ran trails yesterday and I own a pair of Merrell Pace Gloves. I got mine for winter running as I live in Ontario and we get LOTS of snow here. I needed something with a tread. I've used mine a few times for trails and generally like they. The name suits because they fit like a glove.
Like you, I find my form always suffers when I put on shoes. I ache during the run if I'm not barefoot and I'm convinced I do more damage to my body. Sometime, however, the surfaces are just too rough for bare feet. At least for where I'm at with running barefoot.
I try not to worry too much about wearing shoes. I'm committed to going bare whenever possible. If not possible, I go with as little as I can. I love your shirt. Gotta get me one!
No matter what shoes I put on, my running form suffers. Still, I love the Gloves and I use them for my backpacking trips.
ReplyDeleteLoved your video review.
I'm glad you did a review. I've been thinking these will be my next shoe in pursuit of barefoot running! ;) I need something for some trails as well and thought the Bikilas would do it, but I just don't like them. They don't work on me. I worry about form too especially downhills. Do you have any tips for me?
ReplyDeleteJen - I plan on writing more about my experiences in the Merrell Gloves as soon as I get a chance. I approach downhill running much differently than I did when I was young. I use to just barrel down hills as fast as I could with wide strides. I don't feel comfortable doing that now. I think its best to increase your turnover downhill, though, and take really small, but fast steps. The downhill races I did last year were so covered in scree that even an approach like that would just land you on your face so walking was the safest and least painful approach. There are probably other more experienced runners who might be able to comment on their thoughts on running downhill.
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