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Alan, I just realized I forgot to talk about my ...

2009-11-29T14:05:31.165-05:00

Alan,

I just realized I forgot to talk about my shoes on the Inov-8 blog. I'm a bad team member! I was going to wear my 301pk's, but then realized they were too old, and I didn't have time to break in a new pair. I had an older pair of 320's with a very similar midsole, so I just cut the lugs off, which basically turned then into something similar to a 301pk. They worked great, and I'm glad I went with a thick midsole for the reace, especially with my lack of road miles.

The 301 pk's are great on the roads, and can also handle most trails, so they aren't limited to occasional road training or races. I wore them at the North Face 50 miler in DC.

For training, I think the 315's and 320's are some of the most comfortable road shoes I've ever worn.

Good luck with the road marathon!

Ben

Alan, Try our F-lite 301 pk for the road marathon ...

2009-11-29T12:07:08.619-05:00

Alan,
Try our F-lite 301 pk for the road marathon (4-arrow cushy light feel), the F-lite 230 and new 220pk is a stretch for some doing a marathon (2-arrow)but a great shorter distance road racing shoe. All these models have sticky rubber outsoles and perform awesome on wet pavement plus of course they are great on hard packed dirt terrain as well. Good luck with your marathon.
Cheers,
Mark

What a great race. Very impressive and motivating....

2009-11-27T12:41:33.034-05:00

What a great race. Very impressive and motivating. We love following your race reports and shoe reviews here in Utah. Good stuff. Speaking of shoes..tell us about your "reengineered 320's" you wore for this race. I love the roclite 315 and 320 for trails. I am planning a road marathon in February and I don't really want to go back to a road shoe. Any recommendations?

Ben, Congrats on the great 50 mile time! It is, in...

2009-11-25T11:23:58.075-05:00

Ben, Congrats on the great 50 mile time! It is, indeed, a great time to be an ultrarunner in the US. Glad to see that New England is adding to the speedy ranks... now get back on the trails! ;-)