Bringing home new running shoes is one of my most favorite times of the year. I absolutely LOVE the pair I am currently running in, and so was a bit disappointed that I waited just a shade too long to update and the model is no longer available (oh, I probably could have found them online somewhere, but I went to the specialty store I always go to and they weren't carrying the older model anymore).
I've been running in Brooks PureCadence, which you can check out on Amazon. I thought I could stretch them a bit since I didn't do any real racing last year, and my weekly mileage was significantly lower than it normally would be. On my long run last week I got a blister. Gasp! Not a bad one, but a rubbing nonetheless, and I decided it was time to cash in the gift cards I've been squirreling away. Besides, it's almost race season again and high time to break in new shoes.
I didn't even bother trying on a second pair. My love for the PureCadence is so immense that only tried on the new model, aptly named PureCadence 2. I asked the (very knowledgable) sales associate about any changes they'd made to the shoe. He assured me that the changes were minor, and that he runs in Brooks PureFlow and has broken in his PureFlow 2s already. He went on to discuss the upgrades and said, "the changes are minimal. They only changed the upper." Um. That's HALF the shoe.
The fit was great, in fact I didn't really notice a difference in how it felt on my feet in the few minutes I wore them around the store. I did bump up a half size because the hills of my spring races scare my toenails. You can check out the new model here. I fully intend to break the cardinal rule of new shoes and take them out on a long run tomorrow.
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