Farewell, old friends
After over 1000km, 80 hours and 93 runs on my current shoes, Asics GT-2110, I was long overdue for a replacement pair. I’ve been very happy with this pair, and bought them when I was last in the States. However, a slight niggle in my ankle during the last few runs had got me thinking, and I decided a trip to the Cape Runner store in Plumstead was required.
I walk into the store, wearing my trusty Asics, and the 2 guys working there both exclaimed immediately,
“Wow, those are a pair of GT-2090’s, how can you still be running in those?”
Realising I’d came to the right place, I had to corrected them immediately, “These, ahem, I bought in America, these are the GT-2110’s”
“Well that explains the different colour scheme,” and he started delving into his catalogue to prove himself.
I stopped him short of going to exact details, I enjoy running and I enjoy buying running shoes, but colour’s of running shoes bother me as much as the colour of nail clippers.
First, the examination of my shoes. He was shocked to hear that I’d ran so long on them, and proved by bending them in half as to the state they are in. So he then got to assessing my style, and told me that although I over pronate, my knees stay in a good position, which I why I’ve managed to avoid injury relatively easily. He also said that I have a very good running style. A good salesman he is.
I’ve had my eye on the first pair he showed me, the Asics Gel-Kinsei. Every shoe after this just didn’t measure up, it was like the angels were singing when I ran in these. I had read some great reviews on these shoes, and they really were comfortable. I did try on a few other shoes, but none of them measured up to the “Kinsei.”
While I took the picture below, I realised how sad I am to be taking a photograph of my running shoes side by side, but oh well. Old on the left, new on the right.
