These posts are probably bias towards my own personal wants, but best to share to give others some ideas!
Gifts for runners... Pretty much everything running-related is expensive. Even the socks are expensive... Ick! That said, I present to you an unordered list:
- Running socks. These are wicking socks, sometimes with extra support.
- Compression socks: Usually knee-high socks with extra support for runners.
- Running shoes... Include a gift receipt! Runners are super picky, but it is the thought that counts :)
- Running skirts for the ladies (RunningSkirts.com, SkirtSport.com)
- Athletic shirts and/or sports bra tops.
- Running leggings. (CW-X makes *awesome* leggings, but cost a very pretty penny.)
- Rehydration and/or fuel belt.
- iPod, Shuffle, or other music stuffs.
- Headphones (go cheap).
- Vaseline and/or Body Glide.
- Garmin watch (oh how I wish I had one of these babies!)
- Subscription to a running magazine.
This is just a start created from the top of my head while I sit here with my morning coffee. Nom, nom, nom.
Alright, so I've been slacking... Massively. I haven't had a good run in months! I'm getting back into the swing of it all since I indulged in some new minimalistic shoes from Nike's Live Strong collection. This post is mostly about the shoes... I figure they're pretty expensive, so some of you might want to see at least one real user review before making the dive.
The sole of the shoes are flexible. Unlike most other shoes, they are not flexible because of the rubber, they are flexible due to the "jointed" nature of them (see picture). This is awesome as it allows my foot to move around as it would naturally, while the insole provides a little arch support which my 100% flat arches desperately need. The only downside of this feature is one of the joints happes to be located at the tip of my "pinky" toe. This creates an intermittent pressure on my little toes as I go through a running stride. If the joint was a little higher, it would be a perfect shoe.