Comments on: Himalayan 100 Miles: Day3 (the marathon) http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=230 ramblings of an ultra runner Thu, 03 Oct 2013 05:38:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: admin http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=230#comment-47 admin Sat, 20 Nov 2010 03:53:26 +0000 http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=230#comment-47 My wife bought me born to run earlier this year, but i had been thinking about buying some five fingers for a while, i used to run in barefeet all the time when i was a kid and i use the site dailymile for tracking my runs and there are a lot of americans on there, were the barefoot running thing is huge, but i guess it was talking to a girl on the himalayan run that had some that finally persuaded me to give it a go. I love my xtalons too, i bought mine in the spring when i'd signed up to do a desert run (which was later canceled) and wanted something ultra light but with decent grip. I find them really good for up hill on fell runs being so light, but the lack of protection in the mid sole kind of slows me down a little on big rocky decents as you can feel the rocks a bit. I think i need a pair of mudclaws for the rougher races ;-> My wife bought me born to run earlier this year, but i had been thinking about buying some five fingers for a while, i used to run in barefeet all the time when i was a kid and i use the site dailymile for tracking my runs and there are a lot of americans on there, were the barefoot running thing is huge, but i guess it was talking to a girl on the himalayan run that had some that finally persuaded me to give it a go.

I love my xtalons too, i bought mine in the spring when i’d signed up to do a desert run (which was later canceled) and wanted something ultra light but with decent grip. I find them really good for up hill on fell runs being so light, but the lack of protection in the mid sole kind of slows me down a little on big rocky decents as you can feel the rocks a bit. I think i need a pair of mudclaws for the rougher races ;->

]]> By: Debs http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=230#comment-46 Debs Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:44:19 +0000 http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=230#comment-46 I've been quite tempted by them. I guess you've read Born to Run too :-) Interested to see how you get on in them. BTW I love xtalons. But for hill running only. I’ve been quite tempted by them. I guess you’ve read Born to Run too :-) Interested to see how you get on in them.

BTW I love xtalons. But for hill running only.

]]> By: admin http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=230#comment-45 admin Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:04:35 +0000 http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=230#comment-45 I just ordered a pair of five fingers from the internet - not sure that i'll be able to run over fells in them - but i can't wait to give them a try. I just ordered a pair of five fingers from the internet – not sure that i’ll be able to run over fells in them – but i can’t wait to give them a try.

]]> By: Debs M-C http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=230#comment-42 Debs M-C Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:03:27 +0000 http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=230#comment-42 Running on empty? No bother. Running an ultra in x-talons? Now that's impressive :-) Running on empty? No bother. Running an ultra in x-talons? Now that’s impressive :-)

]]> By: Dan http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=230#comment-20 Dan Sun, 07 Nov 2010 16:48:25 +0000 http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=230#comment-20 How on earth did you manage to run 32 miles on an empty fuel tank? Amazing. Hope your guts clear up soon -- keep off those Nepalese scooby snacks How on earth did you manage to run 32 miles on an empty fuel tank? Amazing. Hope your guts clear up soon — keep off those Nepalese scooby snacks

]]>