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    Rebecca works out the Saucony Hurricane 14

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    Longest Day Race Report and I Discover I’m Late to the Pocket Party

    June does not mean summer in Vancouver.  But there are enough sunny days to remind me how much I struggle to acclimatize the heat (I always feel slightly guilty for secretly wishing for cool, overcast days because that’s what I’m most comfortable running in). Vancouver runners don’t really get a chance to gradually acclimatization to heat, the weather abruptly changes overnight from rainy and overcast to summer.  So, after a week of rain, the forecast for the North Shore Longest Day 10k race was for sun; this made me nervous.  But it turned out to be a perfect evening for running: sun, clouds, and I was just a bit cold at the start line.  And just an aside – I love the new trend of having the timing chips incorporated into the bib, no more pfaffing about with your laces – awesome.


    It was a great race, although I had forgotten how, not hilly per se, but how “not flat” or “angled” the UBC campus is; you’re always either running up or down hill.  The laces worked perfectly, no need to adjust them mid-race.  The stabilizing features of the Hurricane worked well at getting me ’round the round abouts with a minimum of foot slippage inside the shoes.  And the sole’s traction worked great during my sprint to the finish line even though it was on grass (can you believe that girl in the purple shirt thought she could catch me at the end?! The nerve.)  And my race time was exactly what it should be, and better than I thought it might be!  We didn’t stick around too long afterwards, just long enough to enjoy a burger,  some watermelon and a couple cookies, all washed down with coconut water.

    Since the race I’ve mostly just been running back and forth to work (depending on the amount of homework I’m hauling around that day) and I’m still impressed by the amount of forefoot cushioning the  has, they still feel like a new shoe.  And the silver gray mesh means the shoes hide dirt well and still look pretty new as well.  At work, I wear an older pair of Saucony Pro Grid Triumph shoes, and today I noticed they have pockets in the tongue too!!  Just when did Saucony start doing this?!  I’ve been wearing this brand since 2002 AND NEVER NOTICED POCKETS BEFORE.  Perhaps because of it’s odd placing; while you can fit a house key in the pocket, you can’t fit a car fob or a car key with a larger plastic end, which Google tells me is called a bow.

    I probably won’t be doing a lot of running over the next couple weeks, I have finals and a wedding in Whistler to attend.  But I’ll try to sneak in a few runs here and there as I’ve got the “Diva on the Run” 10k on July 22nd; don’t want to lose my cardio base!

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