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Are Roclites and wet grass a bad thing? I'm wearing my pair of 290s for the Grand Union Canal HM on Sunday. Going to take it easy, and it's flat, so maybe I'll be fine even in the pissing rain…
Last month I somehow managed 445km. No plan as such. Just decided to do steady running while I recovered from turning my ankle at parkrun. Trying to transition to speedwork now for a last 2018 assault on the sub-17.
Meanwhile, I've fallen (not literally) for the New Balance Fresh Foam Beacon, the weird one with hardly any rubber outsole. It's great. I was slightly wary about trying it for a long run last weekend as it's more springy than cushy, but it felt great over 30km with a lot of up and down.
I liked it so much, I bought the company!
(well, I stocked up on a couple of pairs of spares on special offer - bonus is no more wasting time thinking about what running shoes I'll need next)
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Not really - just on very steep downhill grass. I have a pair of Roclite 325s (high ankled monstrosities) that I've been using to keep my ankle in check. The rubber isn't as grippy and the tread isn't really designed for the fell, that said, I've managed fine in them apart from a few slippy wet descents.
I did buy a pair of Inov8 x-talon 212s the other day as my new racing shoes but they're just too narrow. Annoyingly, they're absolutely bloody great to run in - until they start to hurt my feet.
£40 anyone? Size 9uk. Done literally 10 miles on the fell/trail. -
Inspired by this I have just entered the Grand Union HM! fingers crossed for the weather now.
Nef
juanito
@BringMeMyFix @alialias
Cheers! I'm always convinced no one reads these things, haha. The Tour of Pendle is just over a week away - that'll be a proper test to see if I'm back in the game (16.5 miles, 4400ft).
@5awyr
It was inevitable really. Roclites + wet grass = game over. Don't reckon I lost any time though, pretty frictionless sliding!