Friday, March 20, 2009
Here are some great reviewed running shoes
Road Shoes
Karhu Strong Fulcrum Ride
140$, For fast runners, good support
Asics Gel-Kayano 15
Very good shoe, 135$, top rated, amazing fit, heel plate, won editors choice for Runners World
Running Spikes
Nike Zoom Waffle XC VII Men's Spikes
form fitting, very good traction, great for Track (distance) and XC, feels natural
Nike Zoom Victory Distance Spike
form fitting, very good traction, great for Track (distance) and XC, feels natural
Trail Shoes
La Sportiva Raceblade Trail Running Shoe
Great traction, form fitting, distributes shock very good, great overall shoe
La Sportiva Crosslite Trail Running Shoe
same as raceblades, good cushine
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Running Routes
This is the way I go when I want some different views than my trail route.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
The start of Track
The 2009 track season for CHS has just started. We had our first meet on Feb 25, 2009. We had a duel against one of the local schools, Cherokee High School. On the girls side, they won by about 40 points, but on the boys side we lost by 4. Chris A. got a new schools record for the 400, 52.27! And Landry got 4:45 on his mile, 2:05.5 on the 800. On that race he broke the 800 record by .14 middle seconds. There were some really fast guys in the 100, A.J. Redwine got 10.71. Over all, it was a great start to the 2009 season.
Girl Results
Boy Results
I did ok. I got 2:37 for the 800. I have never done that short of a distance before, and I could barely hold my arms up on the last 400. The second half of the race is all upper body. That’s were the planks and pushups come in. In the 3200 I got 12:29, which is ok but for the season I am aiming for under 11:50. I also did the high jump, but it didn’t work out so well. The starting height was taller than me. But I did get half of my body over, then landed with the bar to my back. At my school no-one has ever gotten over the bar in 8th grade so I am going to try to go for the record.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
"Makau produces second fastest time ever, Tune clocks national record at RAK Half Marathon"
Saturday, January 31, 2009
These are the new Ecco shoes (below). They have a very flexible forefoot and an arch plate. This is a really new shoe that is being tested out, so there might be some little flaws. But, none the less I love the idea of a natural forefoot running shoe. It looks like the accomplishment that they want to be shown is similar to the Vibram Fivefingers (top). They both simulate forefoot and natural running. This type of running is getting more and more popular throughout the world. People are looking for better and more natural was to run. Once I got hooked on running, I could not stop trying to find better shoes and everything new that was associated with running. You will most likely find these shoes on the market in the near future if they mark out their little flaws.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Relay for Life
My dad's company set up a booth at relay for life. We had a great time, but we did get a little tired. Alex (brother), Justin (friend), and I decided to take the 1 o'clock to I think 3 slot. I ran 15 miles, but we broke the time slot between us, 30 min slots. I did a series of speed and slow workouts. I wanted to take the hardest slots because I knew I would have to withstand all night runs when I am able to pick up ultra marathon training.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
2008 Cross Country Season
1*I'm in the middle (left)2*Travis holding our flag (down) Nate and Allen (up)
This season was very fun. It was the first season for me and my sister. She usually dosen't exercise much, so this was a big step for her, and she proved she had the stuff to compete. She got secound in county! And I think fourth in the first race of the season, we had no idea that she could accomplish soo much.
I did ok. PR 19:52 even though the result on the website says 20:10, coach recorded my time wrong. I think I am more of a long distance kind of guy, but I do suprising well in track distances. After this season I have a half marathon planned, then track season starts. I will be 6 weeks into my half marathon training when the track season starts. When the season starts we have pratice everyday so my long runs will be on Sunday (10-14 miles) and I will rest Saturday. There is no conformation on race dates so my schedule will be flexible ( depending on the races).
I seriously thought about wearing my Vibram fivefingers on one of the meets, but I decided not to risk it.