BROOKS PURE CONNECT, MY REVIEW...... day one

  Well, Fed Ex dropped of the Pure Connect today and I immediately slapped them on. First off, and I knew this from trying them on over the weekend the arches are high higher than the Green Silence but not uncomfortable.

  The toe box is a little narrow for my paddle of a foot but its not constricting and it already feels like it will stretch out nicely. I walked around lower manhattan and sat through a two hour seminar wearing them and they felt great the whole time. In fact it didn't feel like I was wearing anything at all which to me is a great sign that these shoes are for me.

  Tomorrow I run and I will give a true report on these bad boys.

Gorgeous Day here I am inside.

Today (Oct. 5th) is an absolutely perfect day, sunny, warm, awesome.

 I spent the majority of it inside due to a horrendous headache and Lucia not napping til late.

 I am now vowing to force myself and the dogs, kids outside if its nice. Wasting these days is frustrating.

 On a related note my new Brooks Connect just arrived so tmw. we are all going for a long run no matter what.

Goofy's race and a half challenge .......today's training run

I learned something today.

Running with a jogging stroller is annoying but doable.

Running with my dog Happy is actually a generally pleasant experience especially on the trails.

Running with the dog while pushing the stroller is an awful experience that I am not likely to do again anytime soon.

More importantly today marks the beginning of my training for the Dec. 10th 50k trail race here on Staten Island.

More focused, disciplined running. An even tighter nutritional program.

BROOKS PURE CONNECT, MY REVIEW...... A PAIR COMING MY WAY

 I just ordered a pair of the new Brooks Pure Connect and I am stoked.


 I went to a local sporting good store and tried on the three road shoes. I will try to Grit whrn its time to replace my Cascadia, it will be hard to stop wearing that style they have been so reliable but we will see.

  Anywho back to the topic at hand I slipped on the Connect and was surprised by the snugness around the arch for me. I immediately thought this doesn't feel so minimal, jogged around a bit then put on the Cadence. Initially i thought this feel a bit better than the Connect but after jogging around a bit It didn't pop as much as the Connect did.

  Then comes the Flow, initially I felt that these would be for me. The Flow is the middle ground between the Connect and the Cadence. I liked the Flow the least out of the three it felt a bit cloppy and the little bumps around the outside front made it awkward to land upon. The Flow was out.

  I put the Connect back on and it seemed to blend in very well with my foot the second time. i really liked it my only concern was/is that my foot is wide and I am bursting out of the sides of my Green Silence but there seems to be more to the side of the Connect than the Silence so we shall see.

  One more time with both the Cadence and the Connect and I was sure that the Connect was for me.
Since I had an Amazon gift card I came home and bought the Connect. When it gets here I will retire the Green Silence which I truly loved except for my pinkie toe pushing through the sides.

Goofy's race and a half challenge .......kids and life

  I think from now on im going to start every heading with the goofy. it is slowly becoming the single greatest influence on my life right now. The task is huge, the training is time consuming and the sacrifice is great.

  Have I mentioned why I am even doing this?

  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Marias-Run-for-Our-Sons-Page/175423952535867?sk=wall


 So in doing this I am raising money.......$1,200 bucks below is my donation page You will begin seeing this link a lot until my quota is met.

link below please begin donating.

http://www.parentprojectmd.org/site/TR/Events/RunforourSons2010Design?px=1461862&pg=personal&fr_id=1950

One buck a mile equals $40.00 from you thats what I am asking.

 Please and thanks.

settling for less

 A few years ago I decided to stop settling for less. I have since had to make very hard choices, sacrifices have been greater and the risk is higher.

 This is the choice I made and even though it can get frustrating at times I can never go back to where I was.

  We all get one life to live no more no less.

Where have you gone Joe Dimaggio.Super Spartan Goofy challenge

Wow its been a while.

 Today is sept. 27th 2011 I turned 40 years old yesterday that rocks. Why? because the alternative sucks. The number in itself sucks though, its a grown ups age. I feel young I believe I act young but not in an immature way. The kids eat occasionally, I change the baby every so often.

 I ran with some awesome people on saturday competing in the Super Spartan here on Staten Island. 8 miles of muddy trails and physical challenges. I loved every second of it.

 As a guy who makes a living healthier see that the obstacle races are a terrific metaphor for life. With all of these mud races the more you train and prepare the more you get out of it. Fairly simple and straightforward I know but its true.

  As far as my gols for the rest of '11. I am ever evolving my business into Wellness Coaching.

  The Staten Island KettleBell Club will continue but it will be a subsidiary of Corona Wellness.

  Corona Wellness the tri state's premiere health and wellness coach.

  Running wise, I have 2 events left, a 50k trail run here on the island and the Goofy marathon and a half challenge this January.