Before I begin to bury everyone in stories and specifications of the Nike Plus SportWatch, I want to explain my decision to try out a Nike HRM/GPS watch rather than a more popular Garmin Forerunner or Polar. Anyone who knows me would be able to explain my passion for electronics and my obsession with reading product reviews, along with doing … Read More
Cruz Control: An Interview with Rolando Cruz – Part 2
This is the second half to an interview I recently conducted with our friend Rolando Cruz from Berkeley Running Company in Madison, WI. If you missed the first part, you can check it out here. This part of the interview is focused on Rolando’s experience with minimalist running shoes. His story about how he started wearing minimalist shoes is an … Read More
Cruz Control: An Interview with Rolando Cruz – Part 1
I recently had the chance to sit down with our friend Rolando Cruz, the manager of Berkeley Running Company in Madison, WI. Rolando is a 34-year-old ultra-marathoner from Spain who moved to Wisconsin as a foreign exchange student during high school. Rolando, like many of the all-star running staff at Berkeley Running Company, has proven to be extremely informative, very … Read More
SKORA FORM Review
Brand: Skora Name: FORM Color Options Men: Royal Blue/White/Flo.Yellow, Natural/White/Grey, Black/White/Blue, Natural/Black/Red (pictured) Color Options Women: Royal Blue/White/Lt.Blue, Natural/Blue/Pink Sizes: Men’s 7 – 13 US, Women’s 6 – 11 Weight: 8.2oz Drop: 0 mm heel to toe with a 13mm stack height (9mm without insole) Other: Made from high quality materials including a goat leather upper with a sheepskin lining. Price: $185 Steve AnkneySteve is an … Read More
Calf-ocalypse Now: Compression Sleeves and Socks
For those of you who have only recently begun to read our posts, you may be asking yourself “what the heck is a calf-ocalypse?” Calf-ocalypse is a term Meagan and I coined after our first foray into minimalist running. I won’t go into vivid detail (check out Chapter 2 of our Vibram Transition series if you are interested) but the … Read More
Vibram FiveFingers Classic: Olympic Edition
With the 2012 Olympics only 10 days away, companies left and right are beginning to release their Olympic-style gear, Olympic branded soft drinks, and Olympic advertisements. This marketing phenomenon reaches our televisions, store shelves, and fast-food restaurants every two years (between the summer and winter games). My celebration of the summer Olympics began with my recent discovery of slow-motion videos … Read More
Sockwa G Series Review
Brand: Sockwa Name: G Series Color Options: G3 – Olive, Black, Brown, Red all with Grey Sole G2 – Red, Columbia (light blue), Cobalt, Grey, Purple, Pink, Olive with Black Sole Weight: 2.4 oz (depending on size) Drop: omm from heel to toe Stack Height: 1.2mm Price: $50 Steve AnkneySteve is an Executive Recruiter at Robert Half Executive Search in Madison, WI with a business degree in Information Systems and … Read More
Nike+ GPS Goes Running
For those of you who have been following us for a while, you know Meagan and I both are long time Nike+ users and have been following the system since its beginning. Meagan has compared the Nike+ GPS app to the Nike+ iPhone sensor app, and covered the release of the Nike+ FuelBand, while I have covered Nike’s updates and … Read More