When it comes to cardio I have been strictly running this year to get back in shape and to help promote weight loss along with my new healthy diet. So to break up the monotony and bring out some fun that I haven't had in a while I pulled out the mountain bike and went out to tear up the trails in South Park today. I had a great time!! I was shocked to also find out that my Garmin Forerunner works VERY well even in the woods with heavy tree cover! I covered about 7.5 miles on the roads and the hilly back singletrack trails of the woods surrounding the park. I "forgot" what a great cardio workout mtn biking is! Wow...I was breathing hard and my legs were really burning on some of the more steep goat paths in the woods!! I didn't stop to take many pictures because I didn't want to interrupt my workout. But I stopped once in the woods to dig some thorns out of my shoe that were digging into my foot, and once in the singletrack to let a guy and his dog get past me.
I also decided to stop at fleet feet sports this morning to pick up a new pair of running shoes to replace my compressed and worn out Saucony Ride 2's. I switched to Saucony about 2 years ago and have really really loved the shoes they make. The plan was to head back in and try on and pick up a pair of the new Rides, which is now the Ride 4. They looked very similar to the shoes I have, but the sales girl told me that alot of people have been coming in requesting the Ride3's if they still had them in stock because they made some changes to the new shoe. I put on the Ride 4's and they had the traditional Saucony cushiony comfort and felt light. BUT, and this is a big butt, the toe box in the shoes is substantially more narrow than past versions of the shoe. I took them for a spin around the parking lot and felt an unusual rub on the outside of my foot. I didn't like it, and felt it would lead to blisters on longer runs. So I went back into the store and asked what else they had in a more neutral style running shoe. The girl brought me out a pair of the Brooks Ghost 3's. They also have the Brooks Ghost 4's in stock as well but they are $20 more than the 3's. So I tried them on and they felt VERY light. I went for another lap around the parking lot and was very happy with them. I will be taking them out for their inaugural run this weekend and I will write up a review on this new shoe!
Off to golf now! Have a great day all!
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