I ran a mile. And these are the shoes in which I ran it.

In my quest to find a good, stable, supportive shoe to run in that may help diminish the chance of yet another foot injury -- we're up to two stress fractures and either an achilles or plantar fascia strain so far -- I did some research and some pondering on the blog and in the end I came up with no conclusion. In fact, I did nothing. Well, I did something.

Last summer I won a trip to Cape Cod and an entry into the Falmouth Road Race (I still owe a race review for that... I'm sorry Jeanette!). To make it even better I was provided wicked awesome New Balance running gear for race day that included a pair of shoes, the New Balance 1080 v2. I love the shirt and I love the shorts, but I ran Falmouth in my trusty Saucony Mirage IIs. The 1080s sat in their box where they remained until I broke them out of their cardboard prison a few days ago.


I'm like the Great Emancipator of running shoes.
I did a test on a treadmill to see if I could run jog slowly meander one mile. First I walked a mile and then came the test, and the 1080s held up really well. They felt a little heavy and a little clunky, and they're more in line with a shoe that's full-featured and sorta kinda trying to be on the edge of minimalist, such as the Saucony Cortana, but to see if one of my feet broke trying to move them at a slightly faster pace than glacier they were fine.

I'm not sure I'm willing to say it'd be a great idea for me to ride a shoe such as the 1080 v2 to double digit distances, but to get back at it I think they'll be fine.

It's a good thing I'm not too wedded to the idea of making the New Balance 1080 v2 my new go to shoe, because they're on clearance to make way for the 1080 v3, which looks like an entirely different shoe. My timing is always impeccable.