I purchased a new pair of running shoes the other day. My current shoes had about 600km on them so it's time to start breaking in a new pair. I've been running on a lot more unpaved trails this time, so I was looking for a shoe that was a little closer to a trail shoe.

The local running room offered me three shoes they thought would be good based on a review of my current shoes. Apparently the wear was even on my current shoes telling her that they were a good fit. The Nike Air Pegasus+ Climatif was their first choice as wel as an Asics and a Saucony. The Asics was not in stock in my size and when I compared the Nike to the Saucony I felt the Nike were more comfortable. The other pair seemed to bite my ankles.

I purchased the Nike and put them aside until the next run at work. I was planning to run on the treadmill to test them out. This is the preferred method so they are not dirty and soiled if there is a fit problem and need to be returned.

Things didn't go as I planned. I took them to work and between the start of the day and lunch I slowly grew self conscious of my slow pace. I decided the fit in the store was good enough and headed out for a run. The first thing I noticed was the warmth. These shoes have a weather proof upper that has less ventilation. The first kilometre was a little nevous. Did I feel something? Are the too tight? After that first kilometer my questions disappeared and I tuned into the trees, wind and the chirps from my Forerunner telling me to solw down.

I like these shoes. It's nice to come home from a run with fairly dry feet.