Well your “reviews” are generally known as little more than glorified press releases. But it was a over-stepping on Powell’s part to attribute the time diff to the shoes.

ouch, totally disagree with Roger, and not just because it’s stephen’s blog… he is hardly the writer of fluff in this industry. pick up any outdoors gear mag on the newsstands and THEY’RE the ones regurgitating the PR.

I would agree with Db. Stephen gives his honest thoughts. I think it more interesting that Powell mention information with out talking to the sources. It would seem good journalism to talk to some one else about what the think about the gear. I know I do this when I am looking at new gear. Also remember what might be good for one person might not work for another.

Stephen how many running shoes do you go through in a year?

Roger, come on, man. Glorified press releases? That stings.

Anyway, to Kelsey: I go through maybe three pair a year of my primary running shoes. But I am testing new footwear all the time, so many miles are put on shoes I wear only for a week or two.

I’m training now for a 6-hour footrace in mid-Aug. and then Twin Cities Marathon again in October. Promise to do better this year, as I do not have a 12-hour adventure race scheduled for the day prior like last time around.

I agree with Stephen. It would seem that Powell is not a distance runner (at least not a serious one) to assume the difference in times was due to these shoes. That statement makes him less credible and puts into question his research methods.

Everyone knows those guys over at Inc. are total self-absorbed dicks! Powell is just pissed because you beat his time! It probably took him four hours to find a McDonalds in Manhatten so he could stuff a $.99 McFishwich into his gluttonous oriface.

Rock on with the reviews.

Robert is right. Although I am not training for my first Marathon, like Powel, I am training for my first 15K trail run and then longer distances. I personally can’t make claims about gear such as Stephen. I have read a lot about different shoes, talked to sales personal, and asked lots of questions to make me knowledgeable about my choices. Stephen gives his honest opinion in his review that is why I read Gear Junkie and not Inc.com.

Note to Robert Andrew Powell: I ran the marathon this year (in Newtons) in 3 hours, 27 minutes. This was my best personal time to date.

wasn’t that also the year that the TC marathon was run in the 90 degree temp range?

Yes, and it had the highest drop-out rate of any TC Marathon to date.