I picked up my new trail runners today and this afternoon, lacking time for a full run, gave them a test on a shorter walk on the river trail. The run part was a little under 2 km, with one km coming in at a peppy 5.38/km.
The shoes are Peregrine 12s, and the last time I had Peregrines (version 9) they were heavy enough that I eventually demoted them to walking shoes. These are considerably lighter, have normal-length laces (compared to the weirdly long laces of the Brooks Caldera 5), fit nicely and have cushioning I would describe as neutral vs the Brooks, which skewed slightly toward cushy. They offer more support than the Switchbacks, though I miss the Switchback’s lacing system.
Overall, the new shoes check out fine. The walk itself started out a bit sluggish, partly from the malaise of a multi-day headache, but the running portion made up for it.
The weather was sunny and warm again.
No nice picture of the river today, though. Sorry!
Stats:
Walk 89 Average pace: 8:41/km Location: Brunette River trail Distance: 5.68 km Time: 49:20 Weather: Sunny Temp: 21 °C Humidity: 59% Wind: light BPM: 119 Weight: 158.7 pounds Devices: Apple Watch Series 5, iPhone 12 Total distance to date: 670.92 km
