Cape Mountain Run - This Weekend!
My new 2007 Brooks Beasts are here - ordered through Zappos, received them THE VERY NEXT DAY w/free shipping. Zappos is good stuff.
I’ve put all of 7 miles on them this week. They are lighter, faster, and have a more stable heel than the 2006 model. I’m very impressed. When manufacturers modify a running shoe, especially a classic, one designed around a niche group of people (extreme motion control needs), they risk annoying runners with a new fit. Those runners might then test a competitor’s shoe and like it more. Not so with this shoe. Brooks took the right risks with this shoe. It’s a solid update.
Tomorrow morning I will register to run the Cape Mountain Run just North of Florence, just South of the Sea Lion Caves. I ran this one in 2005…in sweatpants…I was slow. Just under 2 hours for a 10 mile run is slow. My goal this year is to run it in under 100 minutes. In 2005 I weighed at least 198. Now I weigh slightly under 190. Every ounce lost is speed gained - especially on those brutal Cape Mountain Hills!
The best part of the Cape Mountain Run is the food afterwards. Actually, that may be the best part of any organized run. Also, the prizes. Your odds of winning a prize in this race are good. Lots of consolation prizes. Some of them funny.
If you haven’t signed up for the Cape Mountain and want to try something different, here’s the race day form.
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