Several years ago, I discovered the joy of running. Nothing is more relaxing than getting up early, lacing up your running shoes, turning on your iPod and hitting the open road. Back in the day I gave into fancy marketing by Nike. I was convinced that strapping on those Nike Shox would help me run better and faster. An added bonus was that they were pink. Can't beat that...or so I thought. I remember the first day I took those shoes out for a run along … more
I'm a longtime runner. My mom will eagerly pull out my varsity jacket from high school to show off cross country and track awards (and then I'll point out that it's my brother's, and I wasn't league champion anything...). But I have to be honest, I'm not a running shoe expert. I've really only run in 3 brands, but of those, I've picked my winner: Brooks. In high school, it was Nike. I had to in order to be cool. In college, I had some friends who ran competitively, and they … more