#kinvara5

[johncleophas]

Old Mutual Two Oceans Ultra Marathon race kit prepped!

Sunglasses

Club Vest

Race Numbers pinned

Nipple Tape

Arm Pocket Sleeve

Running Shorts

Race belt

Running Shoes

RaceTec Timing Chip

Injinji Socks

Garmin 910xt Watch

Fruit Jellies

4 x Hammer Gels

Tube of Perpetuem Solids

Zippy Bag to keep money and phone dry

[johncleophas]

My departure from minimalist running shoes

I’ve always enjoyed a minimalist type shoe. From being barefoot and wearing Xero Shoes

to my favorite pair of running shoes Saucony Type A6.

The Type A6 is a lot lighter and the stack height is a lot lower. This makes for a fast run. Ideal for a 5k to 21k even a fast Marathon.

So why change? Well i didn't ... not really. This year I am doing 2 ultra marathons. Old Mutual Two Oceans Ultra Marathon and Comrades. The Type A6 is just not going to cut it.

So my choice for a long run is the Kinvara 5. 

Firstly its a very stable shoe and it feels really comfortable on the long run. However if you expecting to go fast in these then you will be disappointed. Oh yeah the stupid pro lock thing. Thats supposed to keep the shoe nice and snug on your foot and prevent the shoe sliding around on your foot. It just gave me a pain in the top of my arch. So I loosened up the laces a lot and that went away. 

So far after a few long runs in these, I will definitely hang on to these for my ultra runs but for anything shorter than a marathon, its back to the Type A6

Both pairs I bought at the best running shoe shop in cape town. The Sweat Shop. The service at the place is awesome and they go out of their way to make sure you fitted with the right pair of shoes