I Think I’m a Saucony Ride Girl Now
For the foreseeable future, at least. The Kinvara 15s still aren’t available up here yet, and at this point I don’t know if I can trust the Kinvara quality. The 14s were really, really bad. The Rides are working well for me. I ran my first marathon in the 17s and everything felt good! These also seem like they’re more durable in the Kinvaras, meaning they’ll last longer and I’ll have to do less frantic shoe hoarding (or will I???).
I’m still a little sore in my knees and hips after my walks/runs, but I think that’s just because I’m so used to the Kinvaras. I wore them exclusively for about twelve years, after all. The Rides have a slightly different shape to their soles and I can tell they affect my gait differently.
Anyway. I know nobody cares, but that’s where things are standing with the shoe situation for now.
Well, it finally happened.
I had to get new shoes that were not Kinvaras.
I ended up getting the Saucony Ride 17s. They look like this:
(The color is more…minty?…in real life; the picture doesn’t do the color justice. I kinda dig it.)
They definitely feel different than the Kinvaras, even just walking around in them for three minutes or so in Sporting Life. We’ll see how they do out in the wild on Monday.
I’m scared.
Edit: here’s a better picture of them in the sun. I love the color, haha.
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