Marc breaks in his Saucony Triumph 9s

Breaking them in…

It’s been a few weeks since my last blog post. Tsk tsk tsk! Now you would think that a few weeks would be more than enough time to get more intimately acquainted with my pair of Saucony Triumph 9s but when you’re giving your condo a facelift, staging it for sale and planning a move to a new city – time becomes a much sought after commodity.

With that being said, I have somehow managed to put my Triumphs through a long run, two tempo runs, and even a “garbage” run. Yes, I even squeezed in a race in the midst of all that organized chaos!

Along with 22,000 or so other runners, I laced up my Triumphs to run the Sporting Life 10K on May 13th. Other than having to get up at 4am to get downtown to catch a shuttle to the start line, it was a great race experience overall! My goal was to finish the race sub 50 minutes and I knew that knocking a few minutes off my fastest tempo was an attainable goal. Race conditions were ideal on that day. I gave it my best shot and triumphantly (pardon the pun) finished the race with a time of 48:12! In a testament to the Triumphs, I ran the race without thinking about my shoes or “feeling” them. There’s nothing worse than running when you’re not wearing the right shoe – your feet will have this uncomfortable feeling amplified. If you can’t relate, think of running with a pebble in your shoe.

Speaking of uncomfortable shoes, I’m sure most of you know the feeling of wearing that uncomfortable pair of dress shoes or high heels. Two weeks ago, I had one day where my feet were absolutely killing me after wearing my dress shoes in the office. After work, I went home and was getting ready to go out for a run with the gang. I slipped on my Triumphs and my feet were instantly in bliss. It felt like I was resting them on a really comfortable mattress. I thought my mind was playing tricks on me so I compared this feeling with my trail running shoes and my previous pairs of running shoes. Ahhh ha, yes, these Triumphs are definitely the most comfortable shoes in my closet!

As a new runner I’ve quickly realized how much I enjoy the comfort of cooler runs, I’m not used to running in the hot and humid weather. I had an awful time trying to complete my tempo run this past week in the heat and humidity. In times like those, it’s best to listen to your body, slow down and ensure proper hydration! I’m looking forward to training and trying to beat the heat with my Saucony Triumph 9s this summer!