My new kicks have been a long time coming. My poor feet and legs have been begging for new for months. No doubt running in old shoes has NOT helped my recovery process.
A few weeks ago, I went to the Running Room to buy the new Peregrine 5 only to find out the store no longer carries trail shoes. Sigh. The last time I couldn’t buy shoes in Red Deer, I bought the Salomon which I have a hate-hate relationship with. (Great on snow and awful on regular trail) A trip to Calgary or Edmonton was definitely in order.
I quickly picked up Peregrine 5 while shopping at MEC on Sunday. I got home late that night so I was forced to wait until Monday to give them a run. I can’t tell you how great it feels to run in a new pair of shoes. These beauties fit like a glove. My quads were a little heavy from Saturday’s hike but these shoes were amazing! (I like how the sneakers make my legs look skinny. This should be a requirement of all shoes!)
I wore my old Peregrine 3 for two years. They were amazing and I like the slight improvements on this new edition.
This Saturday I will run the Blackfoot 25K. I can’t wait. The physiotherapy and dedicated stretching has definitely paid off. I am not expecting any record breaking times but I will get the job done.
I have two nights booked at a hotel in Sherwood Park. The last time I ran 50K I nearly fell asleep behind the wheel while I was driving home after the race. I thought it best to stay overnight in a hotel nearby. I am only running 25K this time so I thought I could drive home after the race. But I can’t change my hotel reservation.
Oh well. At least this way I will have more time to hang out at the race and I will get in a short run/hike on Sunday. I just found out that Robert and Lorna from Grande Prairie will also be racing. It will be great to see them again. It’s always nice to have friendly races at the race.
I love my Peregrines!! Good luck this weekend, have you run Blackfoot before? I'm trying to take stock of all the close 50k/50milers to keep in mind for next year.
Don't you just love getting a new pair of runners and that your physiotherapy is paying off! I've been on the injured list for 5 months and only now, after switching to a sports PT am I seeing good results.
Love teh feeling of getting new shoes, especially when you think they aren't available. The peregrines look very different than last year — but are one of the beat trail shoes out there! have a great race in Blackfoot