Oakley’s Frogskin Glasses are cult. I just got my hands on a nice pair in Acid Blue.

Love it!

The 1987 Club Nouveau hit is up-to-date for me.

Every second day i treat the battered legs to a massage session.

Not that i have major problems at the moment but i want to make sure that there is no niggle or tight muscle left before the Florence Marathon on the 27th.

I thought some of the sessions i ran in the build-up to the race where painful. After a session at Klaus Nawroth’s place i finally know what real pain is.

To spice things up around this place ill put up a great, non running related, piece from my old friend Michael Bräuninger a.k.a. Misanthrop. His new EP “Energie”, which he produced together with Phace, is featured with this epic clip. Enjoy!

Neosignal Homepage
Neosignal Facebook
Misanthrop Facebook

YouTube user elvin314 is a little legend. His Slow Motion running clips are fascinating.

A couple of days ago he uploaded his NYC Marathon clips.

I just feature Geoffrey Mutai`s clip captured at mile 21. Make sure you check elvin314`s profile for more Slow Motion madness – worth it!

New York City Marathon 2011
Meb Keflezighi
Firehiwot Dado & Buzanesh Deba
Geoffrey Mutai

Connecting these days is rather easy. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and so many other Internet established solutions help each and everyone to connect with each and everybody.

But beside the virtual connection there is still the proper connection. So switch off the computer and link properly. Connecting can be so easy, not only via mouse and keyboard. Get your feed to the earth and practice the simplest and most natural way. Connect your feet with the ground and run.

Barefoot Running thereof would be the very natural way to do that. And with all the hype around plainness running Brooks announced the pureproject line.

The pureproject battleship is the ultra-lightweight pureconnect (Weight 204 g). I was fortunate to get my hands on a set just after they got launched. So after weeks of racing and training what can I say? As a runner who solely trains and races with lightweight shoes this is precisely what my feet require. A shoe with smallest cushion exactly where cushion needs to be. No decorative foam chunks on the feet – pure connection with the environment.

I had a big smile on my face as I first put on the shoes and stride down the road. It actually felt unusual and miraculous. The lightweight feel and inviting fit satisfied me from the initial second my feet got a touch of the shoe. Brooks fitted a slight elastic band at the middle of the forefoot. The modest installment seem to work. Without being to squashed the shoe feels great and the pressure is just about right.

Every brand states that their shoes breathe and provide fresh air to your feet. At the end of the day it sincerely never works. This is the other difference with the pureconnect. As the upper mesh is really wide these shoes REALLY inhale. It is a great fresh feeling. But the plus can also be the minus. As I ran this shoe in the recent Amsterdam Half-Marathon I strode on a water-soaked sponge and had the straight impact of the water to the feet. I had a similar situation while I was striding out on a wet football pitch early in the morning. But being aware of the fact that this happens I do not see it as a major problem.

Another massive benefit to other shoes I have worn is the toe box. As I’m a midfoot runner the toe box is just perfect. It provides my feet exactly the little bit of extra space they need. The great thing is that they do not feel too widespread at the same time.

There are so many thought out little elements in that shoe. Just to look at it is exciting. No swanky gimmicks, every tiny thing seems to make sense. One of my favorite features would be the lace. It is hard to explain but the variance is that the laces get bumpy at the end. Once you lace the shoe it stays the way you want it to be.

So generally I became a addict of this shoe. Looking at the dust on all the other shoes in my shelf Brooks did something right here. And to speak in Facebook terms I have to click one button: „Like“ – Thumbs up! What a great piece of equipment.

Watch this space for a comparison with the Nike LunarRacer and a test of the Brooks PureGrit!

The latest addition to the RUnssel household just landed at my doorsteps.

I use CEP Socks in all sessions anyway and so I was more than thrilled when the great folks at CEP gave me the chance to use their products.

After some niggles last year and earlier on this year I was using compression in each training session and I think that together with a steady stretching routine I managed to stay injury free.

In the past I was using numerous other brands (Nike, 2XU, Skins…) and permanently ended up wearing CEP as they are unquestionably the market leader for compression gear – no doubt.

I know that people discuss the look of compression socks controversial. I personally swear on the socks in training and as a recovery tool but I still recall Hendrik Ramaala’s quote when it comes to a races: “Compressions Socks? They let you look soft!”

CEP Website
CEP Facebook

Straight out of the press and available at all newsagents in Germany, Austria and Switzerland – the 146th edition of the german “RUNNING – Das Laufmagazin”.

Page 56 and 57 are crammed with some words I put together on Running related podcasts.

Enjoy!

GER

Ab jetzt Druckfrisch an jedem Kiosk in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz – die 146 Ausgabe des “RUNNING – Das Laufmagazin”!

Mein Beitrag zur aktuellen Ausgabe findet Ihr auf Seite 56 und 57. Thema: Training mit Podcasts

Viel Spaß beim lesen!

If you follow this piece of online gossip platform Trimble Racings Red Hook crit should be well known by now.

Last Saturdays race was yet again another stunner and proves that this idea is working. Simple style road races, running and cycling.

I love the raw beauty of this event. Check out the first footage and get more details on the official website – Enjoy!

Red Hook Website
Neil Bezdek Blog
Pictures
Pictures Roberto Bozza
gage desoto