Mike Andersen is a guy who can definitely add something very cool to Average Guy, because he’s an elite runner with a view of the very, very front of the pack. He was on the podium at the Detroit Marathon in 2011, and will be tearing up Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth in 2012. Mike is
also a shoe junkie and has reliable, insightful thoughts on the finer
points of running form and running shoes, especially racing gear. This review represents Mike's first entry as an Average Guy shoe reviewer and it takes the cake for frankness and a new look at shoes. Since I plod along with the mid-packers, I am excited to hear what someone of Mike's caliber looks for in his favorite racing flat. This is that review! Thanks, Mike! - Zak
Well, if you’re a regular visitor to Average Guy, you
probably have noticed a trend in the footwear reviews that Zak, Moira and Ken
all provide. While excellent reviews, they all deal with minimal, everyday
training footwear and as such get nice and techy and very deep into things like
stitching and flatlock seaming and burrito tongues (sound delicious
right?). Well, what about those of us
who don’t exclusively train in minimal, au natural? (wait, do those people even
read reviews on shoes?). As a runner who
competes regularly and wants to go FAAASSTTT, I decided I’d do a review on a
shoe designed for that end, a shoe with some zip in its tires.
