Site:
http://coachcaleb.com
Miles:
11840 total / 1275 in 2013
Goal:

Team Wicked Bonkproof World Domination! 2013: More wins at marathon+ distance, 1:09 half marathon.

Caleb M. ran: Easy 8 today, just en...

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  • 8 miles
  • 00:54 time
  • 06:46 pace
  • 941 calories
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  • 1397 ft climb
  • 0 max hr
  • 0 avg hr
    • Currently 1/5 Effort.
    effort 1/5
great Greenway + Kennedy Trails 8.01 mi 00:54 06:46 pace

Easy 8 today, just enough to give the Merrell Bare Access 2 a proper first look. My legs felt great today with the typical pace bump that happens the day immediately following a workout.

The shoes were also enjoyable. Firm, but responsive. They feel like they would be too firm when just standing around, but once running they have enough flexibility to suit my tastes. I made sure to hit a mix of pavement, gravel, grass, trail, and loose dirt. Although these shoes are made for the road, I liked them most on packed trails. I wouldn't take them out for trail runs on a wet day, however, as I'm sure they'd slide all over the place with the flat outsole. Honestly, I think some people might like them as a racing flat. We'll see how they perform over the course of a few hundred training miles...

8 months ago via Garmin

  • Jim M.P
    Jim M.
    Jim M.

    There's a Bare Access 2? I just got the Bare Access 1 a few weeks ago-- hate that... Interesting comment about using them as a racing flat. I like running in them generally and coincidentally wore them to the track today to test them out as a racing flat (I have a 10k this weekend) and ended up deciding I need to go and get another pair of racing flats (somehow I ripped a giant hole down the side of the upper of my last flats on a tempo run a couple of weeks ago and now they're pretty much unusable).

    8 months ago • Like

  • Greg S.
    Greg S.
    Greg S.

    Nice test run Caleb, glad all is feeling well after the step-back last week.

    8 months ago • Like

  • Walter K.
    Walter K.
    Walter K.

    Nice pace for easy miles in new shoes.

    8 months ago • Like

  • Tim M.P
    Tim M.
    Tim M.

    Good one. Glad I'm not the only one who feels a bump in pace after a workout. Interested in the shoe too.

    8 months ago • Like

  • Paul S.
    Paul S.
    Paul S.

    Nice...I certainly notice that bump in pace as well...good stuff!

    8 months ago • Like

  • Denny H.
    Denny H.
    Denny H.

    You are an inspiration man. Great stuff.

    8 months ago • Like

  • Andrew A.
    Andrew A.
    Andrew A.

    Great easy 8 with the pace bump. You really destroyed those 1500s yesterday.

    8 months ago • Like

  • Mark J.P
    Mark J.
    Mark J.

    Almost picked those up today, but resisted the urge. Let me know how they work for flats.

    8 months ago • Like

  • Mohan Kumar G.
    Mohan Kumar G.
    Mohan Kumar G.

    good easy run ...

    8 months ago • Like