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I spent the weekend in New York City with manubhardwaj, who was kind enough to let me stay at his apartment in the East Village. My first impression on entering his apartment (which he shares with another chap) was - holy shit, this is small! My apartment is twice as large (and I do not even share). But then, as Manu so kindly pointed out, he lives in Manhattan while my humble abode is in Texas.
It is a rather good point actually.
Saturday was pretty shitty from a weather perspective. We walked around Manhattan - checked out the Guggenheim (props to Manu's employer for the free entry) - modern art for the most part escapes me. Some of the stuff was pretty cool but the others seemed.. well.. inane. Needless to say that eating out in Manhattan is an absolute joy. Places that are small, crazy small, big, big with insanely good looking hostesses - Manhattan's got it all baby. Oh, and the food was pretty good too. And when you live in the city, transportation is, for lack of a better word, easy.
We ran the Colon Cancer Challenge 15K on Sunday. I did all right - came in at just over 9 minutes/mile. My shoes which were never really meant for running in the first place (I suspect - the shoes were picked out of the Adidas store on Brigade road over 3 years ago) have just disintegrated. Case in point - my insoles are so worn out they offer zero cushioning in certain places. I can barely run for 100m before my right foot starts complaining. Obviously this is not ideal. My right arch is still sore, the bottom of my feet are super sensitive right now and my right foot as a whole is a bit numb.
Bottom line - the time for new shoes has arrived.
I had a basic gait analysis done in NYC (tip of the hat to Manu) with the recommendation being that of stability shoes to provide support and good cushioning (to counter my mild pronation). So far, I have checked out the New Balance 1223s, Mizuno Wave Nirvna 4 and a couple of Asics (GT 2130s and Kayano's). The Asics didn't fit and the New Balance's were off just a little from being the perfect fit. The Mizuno's seemed to do the trick - though I need to take them out for a proper test ride before deciding on them.
Notes to self:
- Once one has identified the ideal pair of running shoes, one will go out and buy another pair of the same and then alternate between them
- One will not wait until the very last second and beyond before getting basic equipment for running (this is elementary damnit!)
Oh and also, I checked out the Apple Store - I am really starting to get tempted to take a sip of the Apple kool-aid - but all that apart, what a store!
It is a rather good point actually.
Saturday was pretty shitty from a weather perspective. We walked around Manhattan - checked out the Guggenheim (props to Manu's employer for the free entry) - modern art for the most part escapes me. Some of the stuff was pretty cool but the others seemed.. well.. inane. Needless to say that eating out in Manhattan is an absolute joy. Places that are small, crazy small, big, big with insanely good looking hostesses - Manhattan's got it all baby. Oh, and the food was pretty good too. And when you live in the city, transportation is, for lack of a better word, easy.
We ran the Colon Cancer Challenge 15K on Sunday. I did all right - came in at just over 9 minutes/mile. My shoes which were never really meant for running in the first place (I suspect - the shoes were picked out of the Adidas store on Brigade road over 3 years ago) have just disintegrated. Case in point - my insoles are so worn out they offer zero cushioning in certain places. I can barely run for 100m before my right foot starts complaining. Obviously this is not ideal. My right arch is still sore, the bottom of my feet are super sensitive right now and my right foot as a whole is a bit numb.
Bottom line - the time for new shoes has arrived.
I had a basic gait analysis done in NYC (tip of the hat to Manu) with the recommendation being that of stability shoes to provide support and good cushioning (to counter my mild pronation). So far, I have checked out the New Balance 1223s, Mizuno Wave Nirvna 4 and a couple of Asics (GT 2130s and Kayano's). The Asics didn't fit and the New Balance's were off just a little from being the perfect fit. The Mizuno's seemed to do the trick - though I need to take them out for a proper test ride before deciding on them.
Notes to self:
- Once one has identified the ideal pair of running shoes, one will go out and buy another pair of the same and then alternate between them
- One will not wait until the very last second and beyond before getting basic equipment for running (this is elementary damnit!)
Oh and also, I checked out the Apple Store - I am really starting to get tempted to take a sip of the Apple kool-aid - but all that apart, what a store!