A fine English shoe for fine English weather: Inov-8 Bare-Grip 200 Review

In the past six months or so I have made a transition to more minimal shoes for all of my running; trails, treadmills, and roads.  After accumulating a collection of traditional thick-heeled running shoes (most all of them from Brooks), I had to retool my running shoe arsenal from the ground up.  This created a lot of fun for me, frustration for Moira, and probably record profits for the companies who had a designer nutty enough to propose shoes that simulate not wearing shoes to his board of directors.

ZakBars

On Saturday, I was reminded of how fortunate I am to be part of the best running outfit in Michigan, P.R. Fitness.  My coach and the owner of P.R., Marie Wolfgram was kind enough to let Moira and I take over the Saturday group run for a small fundraiser benefiting the Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor.  It rained and blew cold icy wind, but even so we had a very successful day, raising $323.  Thanks again, everyone, it is an honor to be part of this great running community.

Less is More

I could write all day about the technical side of running, but I’m doubtful that anyone would want to read my posts, given all the great material already out there.  That said, I do want to reestablish this blog with some thoughts on some personal challenges and transformations Moira and Leo and I are working on, and believe it or not there is a connection to how and in what shoes I run every day.  Stay with me, here!