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A Tale of Shoes

Posted by Passion Runner On July - 6 - 2009

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As I tried cleaning my room today (tried being the operative word, haha!) I realized that my running shoes have invaded my closet space and displaced all my other footwear. As I was counting, I have 2 AISICS, 1 Adidas, 1 Fila, and 4 Nikes. Who has 8 shoes? Well… other than Patrick Concepcion who buys a new pair every month I think, and my brod who wears out his running shoes so quickly that they only have a life span of 2 months, max.

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Looking back, I also realize that my shoes and I have a lot of stories to tell. I remember which pair I was wearing on a particular day, race or event and there is a memory that I can usually recall. From my arsenal of shoes, there is a pair that I bought the night before an international marathon since I left my shoes at home. What was worse was that I was more than in a different region all together. What a thing to forget! There was also a pair that went through hell and back. It braved the the first 10kms of the TNF100 trail of Nasugbu, Batangas. There is also a pair that got to be in a photoshoot for… Sorry, I can’t disclose yet.

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[CLOCKWISE FROM TOP CENTER: Adidas Ultra Response II, Nike+ Equalon 3, Nike Lunar Glide+
Nike Zoom Start+, Fila Marathon Running Shoes (not sure about its real name), AISICS GT2130
AISICS Gel Enduro II, Nike Free 5.0]

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There is one shoe though that is not included in the picture since it is now in its new home.

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Stay tuned to the series of stories behind each shoe. :)

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2 Responses so far
  1. Jon Said,

    You may want to donate some of your shoes to the less fortunate runners. But then again, it is your call. I understand some shoes are meant to be kept :)

    Posted on July 7th, 2009 at 2:45 pm

  2. Passion Runner Said,

    I was actually thinking of donating… but I’ll still have to decide which one’s I’ll donate.

    More than half of them, I still use… but not for running though. Two of them, for going out. ma-porma eh Hehe!

    And the others, sentimental value, like the Adidas Ultra Response II. madami na kami pinagdaanan nun

    But definitely, I’ll be donating them to Bald Runner’s Project Donate A Shoe :)

    Posted on July 7th, 2009 at 11:51 pm

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