First Colored Shoes
This morning while wearing my socks I saw all the shoes I had. They were all either grey, black, or black and white. The first ever pair I bought since I’ve been staying here in Singapore that has color are my new Nike Lunar Gliders. That it over there in the picture above.
I bought the pair specifically because my 80kg weight was giving me hell when I run. I was using PUMA’s, 173 gram shoes, LIFT. It was light. Really light! But I needed cushioning for my running. I spent 3 days in agony, my feet’s soles felt bruised blue, learning the lesson. I bought my new runners before the pain in my soles left and not two days after that I was back on the road running.
LIFTs were never really designed for running. They are more street-fashion shoes, I think (don’t quote me on this, I’m really unsure). So when my feet were crying in pain, the Nike’s ad came to mind, “actually, it is rocket science.” Their ads were all men and women running. It was a beckon call.
They did not disappoint! Lunar Glides are wonderful!!! My only qualm is the cushion I get from the shoes subtract from my leg’s power. This was made apparent when I saw that my fastest run 10k+ run was the same run with my LIFTs. But I’m never going back to them, not even for short runs. The soles lack the necessary profile to provide grip on the road. When I’m walking, and the surface I’m on is ever so slightly slippery, I look like a kid trying to learn how to skate. It’s so funny. I have to take really small steps really slowly, otherwise I end up all over the place.
In a poetic point of view, pain acted as my catalyst to better shoes. They have color now. They slow me down, but it’s better this way. I am protected by better cushioning. Life is about keeping yourself protected. It’s so much better this way.
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