MY NEW LONGER DISTANCE SHOES

Parts of western West Virginia have received a lot of rain in the past few months, leading to problems with flooding. Many people lost driveways, homes, and personal belongings ... I lost my beloved Nike Air Pegasus.

During the Hatfield-McCoy Marathon, there were parts, mostly between miles 14-17 I think, where the course became a trail and, at times, a swamp. There was one place where I thought there was rock that might provide good footing. It turned out to be quicksand-like and I rapidly sank up to my ankles ... both feet!

Dang! My shoes were waterlogged AND filled with a fine gritty material. Shoot! Still about ten miles to go. Now my shoes feel like lead weights. I was certain the fine gravel in my shoes would become unbearable ... but it didn't!

My two-year old Air Pegasus' are now nasty. My new shoes, Nike Air Pegasus+ 26, are seen in the photo above on the right, while my old shoes are on the left. At the beginning of the race, my old shoes were as white as my new shoes.

I've decided to use my old Air Pegasus for trail races and nasty weather road races.

-- Posted From My iPhone