adidas Supernova Cushion

It felt good to get out to the snowshoe trails today.  I laced up my adidas Supernova Cushion training shoes to go with the Tubbs Wilderness Snowshoes.  I didn’t see any fellow snowshoers on the trails, but there were plenty of people out enjoying the day.  I saw a few people skiing, a couple of boys sledding down the huge hill, a lot of people out walking, and a few dogs.

It was 25 degrees out there today with a decent wind.  So, it was a bit chilly.  It was better once I got into the woods, but when I hit the first open field, that wind was bitter.  Less than 1k into the snowshoeing, my toes felt like they were freezing.  It started getting a little painful, almost feeling like I had a bunch of snow packed inside the toes of my shoes.  It turned out there was no need to worry… once I got up that first gigantic hill, I warmed up quite a bit and didn’t notice my toes after that.  Maybe they were just numb.

The adidas Supernova Cushion shoes weren’t too bad.  At first it felt like they were slipping a bit in the heal each time the snowshoe straps tugged at the back of them.  I almost thought that I hadn’t tied the shoes tight enough.  They were feeling a bit clunkier than the racing flats, but I didn’t notice it anymore after the first kilometer.

Overall, it was an enjoyable afternoon.  I weaved through the skiers, walkers, and dogs… one who decided to leave his owner and follow along with me each time I passed.  The kids on their sleds looked to be having a fun day and I thought about how much I used to enjoy sledding down that hill.  Each time I passed, I would hear a cheerful “hi!”…”hi again!”… “hello!”… “hi again for the fourth time!”… “that guy again???”

Well, it feels like my cheeks are finally starting to thaw… so, I’m going to sign out for now and go enjoy a hot mug of chocolate!

I have been getting so many different questions about snowshoeing, snowshoe running, and snowshoe recommendations.  I have also been getting a lot of products to review and topics to cover.  Thank you so much for all of your questions!  I am looking forward to addressing all of them in the near future.  So, here is a list of the different topics/questions people have been asking about the most:

• A lot of you are wondering about snowshoe running and racing… where to find different races/ events and are eager to hear the latest results.  I am looking forward to covering even more snowshoe racing events in the future.  There are all sorts of fun events across the country and around the world, from France to California to running snowshoes Maine events.  I am excited to see how all of the snowshoe running racing events turned out this weekend!

• There have been quite a few requests for topics ranging from; snowshoes how to put them on, to snowshoe how to videos.

• Some of you were very interested in the recent running shoe reviews I’ve done for your snowshoe training.  I have had more queries on where to shop running shoes as well as requests for reviews of shoes like the asics gel runners and even trail running trainers.

•  I will definitely be doing some more reviews on different kinds of race snowshoes as I have had a few people asking me which racing snowshoe would be the best fit for them.  The variety of racing snowshoes has really grown in the past few years and I am looking forward to reviewing them.  I will look at as many as I can, including, but not limited to the atlas race, magline snowshoes, dion snowshoes, and kids snowshoes.  I will also get into snowshoe prices and where you can purchase snowshoes direct.

•  I’ve even been asked how to make snow shoes!  I’ll do my best to get to that one, I’ll let you know exactly how to make your own dion snow shoes, ha ha!

•  I’ve also had a lot of requests to talk a little more about snowshoe training and I am looking forward to getting into that with a little more depth as well.

Whew!  And that’s only a few of my goals for now!  Check back soon for answers to some of these questions and requests.  You can even send in some more if you’d like!  I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

Well, it looks like there’s some fresh powder out there, so I’d better head out.  See you on the trails!

A lot of the snowshoers with whom I spoke talked quite a bit about asics running shoes as well as brooks running shoes.  The majority of them seemed to prefer the brooks, so that is what I will focus on today.  Hopefully we’ll get to a review of the asics running shoes sometime soon.

One of the snowshoers with whom I spoke was sporting the Tubbs frontier snowshoes.  She mentioned that she preferred to wear the womens brooks glycerin during her snowshoe training.  When asked which version of the brooks glycerin womens she was wearing, she mentioned that it was the glycerin 9.

womens brooks glycerin 9

I asked her what she liked the most about the womens brooks glycerin 9 and she simply stated, “They just make my feet feel happy!”  Sounds like a great reason to be wearing them.  After all, when hitting those trails hard, you don’t want your feet to be sad.  Brooks has enhanced the flexibility of the glycerin by adding what they call the “Omega flex grooves.”  They claim that this helps to improve the efficiency of your gait.

Brooks has also added the “Brooks DNA” along the full length of the midsole of the shoe.  The “Brooks DNA” is the new cushioning material that they have developed for their shoes.  They have also changed their “MoGo midsole” in order to make it more environmentally friendly.  Apparently, a natural additive that is contained within the new “BiMoGo” midsole is extremely attractive to anaerobic microbes, as they are now said to devour the shoe at 50 times their prior pace once the shoes are tossed in the dump.

The brooks glycerin womens shoe is for neutral runners who aren’t in need of that extra stability.  When placed on the scale, the glycerin comes in at 9.8 oz.  Brooks also guarantees the shoe with their 30-day satisfaction guarantee.  When you buy running shoes online, you can replace or exchange your womens brooks glycerin within the first 30 days with no questions asked.

While I was out on the trail, I ran in to Tom who was sporting the MSR evo snowshoes.  I asked him which type of shoe he prefers to slide into his evo snowshoes and just yelled as he flew by me… “asics running shoes buy online!”  OK… well, that wasn’t quite the amount of detail for which I was looking, but he was in the middle of his workout, so I understood.

It was ok though, because I was hoping to find someone sporting some brooks, as that seemed to be the most popular choice of the day on both the womens and the mens side.  Well, shortly thereafter, Aaron was just finishing up his workout on the tubbs wilderness snowshoes.  “What shoes are you wearing today Aaron?”  He responded by telling me that he usually likes to wear off road running shoes, but he decided to go out on a limb last time and try out the brooks addiction mens shoes.

brooks addiction mens

“Are you happy with your decision Aaron?” I asked.  “Well, at first I wasn’t sure, but these things are great!  They have so much support!”  The brooks addiction mens shoe also has the new patented “Brooks DNA” for a bit more cushion than previous models.  The addiction is a control shoe for those of you who need lots of support when you are out there working hard on the snowy trails.  They come in at about 12.4 oz on the scale and also come with the no questions asked 30 day guarantee.