Now thats cool
Posted By Jon on September 28, 2004
Thanks for comments from everyone on yesterday’s post.
There’s an article this month in Design News about the new Adidas 1. Its got a sensor and a motor in it to adjust in real time the cushioning depending on where or how you are running. It will retail for about $250 when it comes out in December.
In other news, I also found a similar article about the Nike Mayfly. $45, 4.8 ounces, and lasts for 62 miles. I say, buy 3 pairs and run 5K’s all summer. Funny joke article here about it.
I didn’t run yesterday. I was feeling pretty good from my faster run on Sunday, and I went and did a 10 minute soak in the hot tub at the gym. 10 is about all I can take. Today DOMS is setting in and I have some tightness in my left calf near the ankle. Other than that, I’m doing ok.
Not sure how to do my 5 miles today but I think its going to be more like a recovery run, slow and easy. Higdon has a race in the plan for next Sunday but I’m going to bow out and take this week as a setback week. I’ll probably do either 7 or 6 miles for the long run, then it jumps to 9, then 10, then 13.1! Uh, the 13.1 will be run much faster, I hope. ;)
This reminds me – have you seen the Garmin Forerunner? It’s peaked my curiosity. Wondering if you or anyone you know has seen/used one.
Hey! You mean you haven’t read about “The Ghostrunner”? That may be not such a nice post. I had ALOT of trouble with mine. I think it was posessed. That reminds me, I’m going to rearrange my catergories to dedicate one to my Ghostrunner.
Oh yeah, and since Lara was the one that asked about it the first time, I’ve now lost two answering machines in the past month.
There’s a full category now (far down on the right hand menu) that has entries with Ghostrunner mentioned in it.
I’d never heard the Forerunner called a Ghostrunner. That must have been the predecessor? I’ll check out the category – thanks!
ok – I’ve read your posts. Dammit. I was hoping this would be the next neat little toy. Maybe I’ll ask Santa and register the thing right away and see how it goes. The 201 just came out I think. Dammit. I had high hopes.
All that is great, but I’m waiting for the runner that moves itself and me along with it. Now that would be science in the making. Bring it on.
$245 for a running shoe? Shoot, it might as well do the running for you for that much. I think running technology should stick to keeping track of mileage and pace. But that’s just me.
tracy – Sorry, I should have explained that. I had so much trouble with the Forerunner I just started calling it that. I forget that people may not know what I mean (happens to me in “real life” too).
Hi Hayley! Yes, and one that does massages too. Damn funny stuff on your site by the way.
Mike – now what if they added a pace and HR monitor too? Noooooowwwww how much would you pay? What if they threw in the super potato curly peeler for free? How about now? :)