Tag: Shoes

Shoe Review: Mizuno Wave Rider 17

Mizuno is a Japanese sports equipment more popularly known in golf but is gradually gaining traction in the local running scene.  On this post I take a closer look at the 17th incarnation of the Wave Rider.

Bay Area Chronicles: San Francisco Redux

Exploring San Francisco in a day is not enough.  And so the following day, I thought of coming back—via public transport!  Here’s the story of my solo flight to SFO, mostly in pictures. This is part of a series① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦

Extraordinary Cavinti

A few weeks ago, this little known place in Laguna called Cavinti held its first organized trail race.  Until this race, I’ve never heard of this place.  And after this race, Cavinti is a place I won’t soon forget. The little known town of Cavinti is a third class municipality in the province of Laguna. …

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Shoe Review: World Balance Topnotcher

World Balance is a familiar footwear brand in the Philippines dating back years that if you grew up in the country, chances are you had tried their pair at least once when you were a kid (including myself).  World Balance is known for providing reasonably-priced footwear for different audiences but not the running segment—until recently.

Five Shoes for Different Occasions

When I started running I had no idea about picking the “right” shoe and just wore whichever fits me well and looks “decent” enough.  In fact, I don’t think that what I wore during my first race were running shoes!  (They were most likely badminton shoes that I wore when that was the “it” sport.) …

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Shoe Review: Puma Mobium Elite

In the Philippines, Puma is better known for their lifestyle-oriented products, but that is slowly changing as their performance line arrives.  The latest of these is the Mobium Elite, and here’s my review.

My Longest Race of the Year (So Far): Run United 2

Before I noticed it, Run United 2 came, and while I survived, I can’t say I was quite prepared.  Not only was it my longest race thus far, it was also one of my slowest race ever.  Here’s my Run United 2 story.

Shoe Review: adidas Energy Boost

Last February, adidas Philippines launched into the local market their latest running shoe with the “revolutionary” technology BOOST™ and yours truly is one of the lucky few whom got to try this new model aptly called adidas Energy Boost.  Here’s my review:

Behind the Scenes: adidas Boost

It was exactly a week ago when adidas Energy Boost™ was formally introduced in the local scene and I was one of the lucky few to get a chance to experience adidas’ latest breakthrough.

A Night with Nike Flyknit Lunar1+

Last Friday, February 01, 2013, Nike invited yours truly along with several other runner bloggers for the launching of Nike’s latest Flyknit shoe, the Lunar1+.  It didn’t stop there as we also got a chance to try out the shoe for the night with a run around Bonifacio High Street, around 1.6K.

New Zoot Footwear Arrives in the Philippines

Light ‘N Up Marketing, Inc., distributors of Zoot brand in the Philippines recently launched three (3) of the latest footwear from Zoot: the Kane, Kalani, and Kiawe.  Here’s a quick look at these new models.