Brooks Shoes: Tropical Collection

BROOKS LEVITATE 3

Men

Women

Super Energized Cushioning
Offering our best energy return, the women's Levitate 3's DNA AMP midsole technology gives you back more of the effort you put in.

Quick Transitions
A flexible, arrow-point pattern on the outsole helps you move from heel to toe quickly without losing energy.

Secure, Sock-Like Fit
A redesigned knit upper with a pseudo-integrated tongue provides a secure, sock-like fit that moves with you.

ADRENALINE GTS 20

Men

Women

Balanced, Soft Cushioning
Responsive BioMoGo DNA cushioning stacked above a soft DNA LOFT Crash Pad work together to provide a touch of spring underfoot while cushioning each footfall.

GuideRails Holistic Support System
We've shifted our focus beyond the feet to the most injury-prone part of a runner's body: the knees. GuideRails keep you moving comfortably by keeping excess movement in check.

Modernized Fit
A new streamlined, engineered mesh upper with 3D Fit Print offers the structure and proven fit the Adrenaline is known for — without excess bulk.

Heel Design
The asymmetrical 3D Fit Print saddle pulls from the heel and wraps around your arch for a secure fit.

REVEL 3

Men

Women

New, Fresh Look
The redesigned flat-knit upper and midsole provide a look and feel that’s perfect for work, working out, or postwork activities.

Comfortable Fit
Enjoy the secure fit of an inner bootie that surrounds your foot in all-day comfort thanks to heat-activated yarns that won't stretch out over time.

Soft Cushioning
BioMoGo DNA, our proprietary cushioning, adapts to your stride, weight and speed. Why? So it can help protect you by deflecting impact away from your body.

Nike Vomero 9

Kasut lari baru dibeli di Central Festival dengan AlexOng masa racing di Prince of Songkhla University, Hatyai - 1 Feb 2015.



Dok teringin nak merasa lama dah, masa Nike memola introduce Vomero pada tahun 2006 dalam majalah Runners' World. Tapi masa harga dia cukop mahai bagi aku ketika itu. Kalah model Pegasus yang dapat rating review terbaik masa tu.



Di kedai Super Sport, Central Festival kasut ini di tawarkan 40% diskaun dari harga jualan. Tapi ia masih lagi sedikit mahal berbanding model Pegasus 31 yang juga menawarkan 50% diskaun dari harga jualan.



Memandangkan aku dah ada 5 model Pegasus, Vomero 9 harus aku mencuba. Kali ini aku ambil 0.5 inchi lebih daripada kasut racing yang dok ada untuk jarak jauh. Saiz EUR44 untuk racing jarak dekat. Manakala EUR44.5 untuk kategori Half dan Full.

Takat ni dah bawa berlari ke 10km Betong Mini Half Marathon dan 42km Suratthani Marathon 2015.



Secara ringkas jika dibanding dengan Pegasus. Cushion dia kurang dan kaki aku tiada masalah berlari dalam jarak dekat dan jauh dengan Vomero ni. Malahan aku sempat buat catatan peribadi terbaik (personal best) dalam 42km di Suratthani Marathon 2015 baru-baru ini - 4:13.53 berbanding 4:41.01 di Kuala Lumpur International Marathon 2005.

Buah tangan dari Hatyai Hospital: Nike Pegasus+ 30

Bought another pair of reliable running shoes. Still serve me well and still my favorite companion while I'm on the road or track - Nike Pegasus+ 30.

It is my 5th pairs of Nike Pegasus model. Previous 4 models were Pegasus 2003, Pegasus 2005, Pegasus 2007 and Pegasus 28. Pegasus again? Ya... I will stick with Pegasus as long as I could run freely like a child..



Bought at Hatyai Central Festival last week, a new shopping mall located nearby Greenway Shopping Market. A very huge shopping mall. They gave a 40% discount from retail price for this color - Great offer!


I prefer this Fortress Green color but it's 10% discount less than blue.

I grab it without thinking twice once the promoter said my size available (lucky me) and paid using cash from Google Adsense cheque.

Terima kasih to my readers and visitors and also Google - I'm running free.

Update: Brooks Cascadia 5 (Green) for SALE

..from previous post, this shoes was sold to a friend from Pahang. I will courier to Ulu Tembeling by today.



Initially this shoes was bought for Sabah Adventure Challenge 2012 but not really serasi with my foot. Hope it serve well on new owner and probably we can meet it again in 1~2 year more. Yep! I'm planning to visit Ulu Lembeling some years ago... but belom ada rezeki.

One fine day..

Jogging Week2 January 2012

10 January 2011 | Tuesday
Route: Loop
Time: 50.34mins
Randomly playing on my mp3 player - [T-Square - Natural]
01 - Control.mp3
02 - Wind Song.mp3
03 - White Mane.mp3
04 - Labyrinth Of Love.mp3
05 - Snowbird.mp3
06 - Radio Star.mp3
07 - Daisy Field.mp3
08 - Happy Song.mp3
09 - Last Raindrops.mp3
10 - Uptown.mp3

After 2 weeks, I'm already miss T-Square. A 1990 studio album. Initially... album ni kureng skit, but after track5 - syiok. >10x listen to it, semua sedap.

12 January 2011 | Thursday
Route: Loop
Time: 50.44mins
Randomly playing on my mp3 player - [The Rippingtons - Kilimanjaro]
01 - Morocco.mp3
02 - Northern Lights.mp3
03 - Dream of the Sirens.mp3
04 - Katrina's Dance.mp3
05 - Kilimanjaro.mp3
06 - Backstabbers.mp3
07 - Love Notes.mp3
08 - Los Cabos.mp3
09 - Oceansong.mp3

Got number of albums from this group. Kilimanjaro is 2nd album. Listen to it since primary school.

15 January 2011 | Sunday
Time: 2:13.04mins
Route: Home, Tupah and U-turn.
Shoes: Nike LunarGlide+2
Randomly playing on my mp3 player - [Daryl Braithwaite - The Great CD3]
01 - One Summer.mp3
02 - Rise.mp3
03 - The World As It Is.mp3
04 - Barren Ground.mp3
05 - Waters Rising.mp3
06 - Where The Famous Came Out To Play.mp3
07 - Wind and Sea.mp3
08 - Reflection of Me.mp3
09 - Look What Your Love Has Done To Me.mp3
10 - Trust Somebody.mp3
11 - Hundreds of Tears.mp3
12 - Shout.mp3
13 - Poverty Dancing.mp3

Randomly playing on my mp3 player - [The Rippingtons - Sahara]
01 - Native Sons of a Distant Land.mp3
02 - True Companion.mp3
03 - I'll Be Around.mp3
04 - Principles of Desire.mp3
05 - Sahara.mp3
06 - 'til We're Together Again.mp3
07 - Best is Yet to Come.mp3
08 - Journey's End.mp3
09 - Girl With the Indigo Eyes.mp3
10 - Porscha.mp3

Able to reach 21km distance <1:50mins, then kaki not happy anymore. Did run-walk-run back home. Culprit: kaki or shoes? ....shoes maybe

LunarGlide+2 review

Penang Bridge Marathon result is out now. Click here.

I finished half marathon distance in 1:55:27.53. Nearly 3 minute earlier compare to recent PJ Half Marathon 2011 - 1:58.08. I'm not setting any timing except target to cross finish line without walking. Glad I could make it.



I wore my rusty Nike LunarGlide+ last Sunday. Initially I was thinking to retire that pair of shoes. Buat pakai pi jalan-jalan and going to office. But my new Nike LunarGlide+2 really troublesome. My legs hurts after did 3~4 long run training and racing @PJ Half. I had to do run-walk-run after reach 10k.

The LunarGlide+2 design abit different compare to LunarGlide+. They tight together lidah dengan kasut (I don't know technical term for that) so dia kasi problem bila nak bengkokkan kaki ke betis. Buat pakai jalan2 takpa, tapi after 10k run...peeeh sakit.

So I did minor surgery on that pair of shoes.



Test ran less 10km with modified LunarGlide2+ shoes is fine. But I need a long run test with it. Maybe in couple of weeks, before back to racing.

@APBIM, surprisingly first time my LunarGlide+ kasi sebijik blister on my feet after the run. I don't know why... Maybe because of socks, shoes got no absorber or kaki structure aku dah berubah? But after this I'm thinking about my trusted Nike Pegasus.

I don't want to try-test-try. Running shoes are expensive. Mau pakai Bata boleh tapi terima lar side-effect dia. For me, LunarGlide+2 is not suitable on the run... bawa pakai jalan2 memang dapat byk attraction :P

I have to bear with it for couple of years or maybe I put for auction. Anyone? Start with RM250.. Retail price was RM399.

New shoes - Brooks Cascadia 5

Bought another running shoes - Brooks Cascadia5. Recommend by saudara Rozmi Yunus. Actually he recommend new model of Cascadia6 but I prefer Cascadia5 because of color. Another reason is Cascadia5 received a lot of positive comments from the net prior to Cascadia4 which won "Editor's Choice" award from Runners' World magazine



Almost a month I could not do test run because of busy weekend.. raya, raining, racing, tight working schedule. So just walk with it to office. It is fine pair of shoes for daily routine. Comfortable. But quite slippery when walking on tiles. Other surface like road, carpet, grass landscape..no problem. Sedap pakai.

Last saturday, I did a test run on trail route. 10% pavement road and 90% jalan tanah merah. Pusing Bukit Air Nasi near to my house. Exactly behind AIMST university. Base on my motocycle odometer, total distance is 13km. The route passing kampung houses, ladang kelapa sawit and bukit2.


Bukit Air Nasi, covered by morning mist... nice weather that day.

Between 1~10km of running, I having no difficulty. Legs ok. Still mau lari lagi. Feet still comfortable. Stamina... fine. So far no need to walk. But somewhere after 11km, both my feet rasa macam mau develop blisters. My feet request a little bit of room. Mungkin pasai stokin?





I would like to do more test.. but I running-out of trail track - Sudah sampai rumah. Teh-O limau suam dok tunggu.

Belek kaki...emmm belom ada blister. Think, i need to test more distance on this shoes. Maybe >20k... after Penang Bridge Run.

Nike LunarGlide+ Review

.. from previous post - Nike LunarGlide+ First Impression.

Whether this model work fine with my legs, I remember George Shehaan said in his "Running to Win: How to Achieve the Physical, Mental and Spiritual Victories of Running" book,

"My perfect running shoes might be worst shoes to you"

So how detail or good about shoes technical info, still it will not guarantee works good on you. If your feet pronation matches with the shoes then it depend on how you run on it.


Men

Before that I need to describe a little bit about my training. Early 2009 I did a comeback after a year rest to setup my part-time business. Now, my weekday training are 3~4times per week. Mostly I could say 4. Sometimes 5 are max.

Usually my running route covers 60% of palm plantation, rubber estate thru kampung-kampung off-road. Another 40% on tarred road. On weekday my training distance between 6km~10km and 12km~18km on weekend. Beside long distance run, I rotate with cycling on Sunday.


My feet is normal arch type. As a normal pronator, you can wear just about any shoe including this model

Burn Test
Once in my feet, I could feel a light weight running shoes compare to my 2007 Pegasus. This shoe look fit. The laces also look different than Pegasus. During running, this shoe gave enough cushioning and comfortable. I could run a bit faster because of light in weight.

It gave no problem when I heading to kampong trail road including jalan tanah merah, jalan berpasir dan berbatu thru palm and rubber plantation. It also gave stability along my running. Once awhile I look down, I feel likes running with office shoes. I can't flush that kind of feeling. After 10km running, legs still fine.


Women

Until today I had ran number of training with LunarGlide+. Legs doing fine. Show no sign of leg injuries/aches after I ran slow and fast pace. Beside that, along testing period I notice the lace never untight/loose while running.

After 2 weeks of running and testing, slowly this model builds my trust to feature for it first racing - Baling International Duathlon. And last sunday, I really satisfied/happy with my timing. Complete the race within target and no walking in last running discipline compare to previous duathlon.


With Yaziz and Nike LunarGlide+ at Baling International Duathlon

Conclusion
After 5 years of jogging, running and racing with 3 models of Pegasus, I could say.. i found my Pegasus replacement. I'm happily to retire my Pegasus 2007 and wear it in casual activities.

For LunarGlide+, there will be more racing awaiting and lastly I would said many thanks to Nike Sales (M) Sdn Bhd, KL for their generous and trust in me to test their new running shoes - Nike LunarGlide+.

Nike LunarGlide - First impression

When i open the Nike orange box, Nike LunarGlide+ look likes my office safety boot. Ya! right we're required to wear safety boot in plant compound. The shoes comes almost in black color and striking orange sole.




Usually running shoes always fancy. Regardless any brand or model. They use contra colors to make it attractive, sporty and creating fun mode while running. And sometimes it caught my eyes looking at runners' shoes during racing especially the elite runners.




Initially it is important factor to attract and stop potential buyer while competing with other shoes/brand on shelf before they being touch, hold and test pakai. The all black color (except the swoosh) look likes office shoes. I had enough looking shoes color like that. Normally when i in shoes outlet, I'm looking for pronation type, fancy and follow by brand.

LunarGlide+ available in two color only. This model is Men In Black while another white color is for women. Got no choice. A good reason for men, we no need to wash regularly. Can enjoy running all day long.



Weight? Ya quite light compare to my Pegasus 2007 although my current shoes got no "pick-up" already - Suspension kureng. I don't know about the cushioning. No test yet.



Next.. i will be writing more after test drive.

Meanwhile i tested walk around with this stuff in office, my colleague notice a my different "safety boot" by striking orange sole - This stuff really attractive.

Next review - Test and Racing.

I want it!

I still hoping, one fine day i will enjoy my run on Asic shoes.