Adidas SuperNova Cushion 7

I have always thought of shoes without systems, are lousy shoes… like the brooks hydroflow… Asics Gel… New Balance Abzorb…

My Kayanos 14… have been taking a beating from this fat guy… but less so nowadays… from lifting and absorbing a 101 Kg to now a lighter 86.5 Kg…

However I have been on the look out for a new pair of shoes… to take some pressure off my Kayanos… while waiting for the New balance 1224 … which arrived in stores however in EEEE width … and checking with them … I was informed that there is no confirmation on the arrival on the next November shipment for the EE width shoes… I give up…

So as my nightly bedtime reads are the runners World and Mens Health magazines… I noticed Adidas seem to get a lot of award and good reviews… I went to check out theirs shoes at their outlets… however skeptical and looking at the adiprene foam… don’t look very special…

After the wave run … armed with my Mizuno 30% discount voucher I went to their boutique at The Gardens, to check out their wave technology… tried their Wave creation... with their hollow heel and wave technology… looks very weird to me … also feels like I am on high heels and not comfortable… disappointed as there do not have many shoes with fore foot cushioning…

Dropped by Adidas The Gardens …did not know they provided foot scanning with gait scan as well took my scan… According to the scans… I am normal to high arch… with normal gait … to me is weird cause according to Asics I am flat feet to normal…. Brooks says I am normal and slightly high… this means that I have been running in the wrong shoes all the while with my Kayanos..??

Dude at the Adidas recommends Adistar ride & SuperNova Cushion 7… with the pace setters discount of 15% the prices are Rm 510 & Rm 340 respectively… steep man for a systemless shoeJ, but however I gotta admit… wearing the shoes and jogging in the shop… felt good … even more cushioning than my Kayanos…

Went to watch Max Payne last night, and while waiting for the movie, dropped by the Adidas in 1 Utama… they were selling the Supernova cushion 7 for Rm 299… Now I am the proud of an Adidas SuperNova Cushion 7 EE width … blue color J… new ammunition to my war chest hehehe… will blog some tech updates after my first run .

Final training before the Wave Run,

I ran the citibank loop today, 6Km in 48 minutes. Bad timing, however there are some slopes and pushing my body to get used to the hill. Hill run reallly affects the thigh and ankle. Still need to further strengthen my core, back and also the glutes.

Gonna rest from no till the run on Sunday... first 1300 finishers will get medals.. I am really hoping to get my 2nd medal, and not the limited edition shoe bag.

Penang International Marathon

Last night i went on line and registered for the Penang international marathon, though i signed up for the 25km *gulp*... I am getting a bit worried...

Must be the endorphins from my Klang 12Km run which spurred me to sign up..

The wave run is this weekend, 19.10.08 which leaves me only about 4 weeks for me to increase my weekly of about 30Km to hopefully without injury, to 50km... Looks like I got to run 10/12 Km on the week days and 15/18 on the Sunday morning long run.

Really really hard work... I will also try the running at 4.30 am in the morning just to mimic race conditions and to see if my body can run being half asleep.

Race Pack Mizuno Wave Run

Collected my race pack today, organised by pacesetters, there is the timing chip... pretty cool to me. Now i dont have to wear the arm band or ribbon around my neck when I pass the check point :)

Why does all the running jersey provided for races so ribbed... you guys gotta understant that there are some fat people running here.. XL... and i look like a "Chung" chinese dumpling.... still gotta wear my favourite orange race shirt

Everyone I spoke to tells me that the legendary double hills is tough, making me worry ... sigh!! Despite just finishing the 12 Km new balance run ... I am still worried that the hills will cause my gluteus, thigh and calves to freeze up... Then I will have to limp to the finish...

Selamat Hari Raya Virus

Did not run for the past 5 days... Was in bed, due to virus+flu+fever+sorethroat... all just 2 days before the hari raya public holidays. in bed from september 29 to 2nd october. This is the time where i am suppose to be training harder and push my body more to improve my timing.. But alas got to recover...

The only plus point for me is that my weight dropped from 90Kg to 86.5 Kg... Breaking the plateau in my weight for the last 3 weeks :)... I only ate when I had to take my medicine.. 3 meals of small rice, or bread then I slept for about 18 hour’s everyday for the last 4 days.