Fitness Douchebags

In lieu of a full review, this is the best metaphor I could come up with so far to compare my old shoes to my new shoes.

Merrell Men’s Barefoot Run Trail Glove: Massive Attack, “Mezzanine,” 1998 (Spotify, Rdio) — more of a fast, hard edge that’s raw and gripping which pulls you through the searing pain.

Merrell Men’s Barefoot Run Bare Access: Kraak & Smaak, “Mixed Feelings,” 2012 (Spotify, Rdio) — more of a soft bounce that’s popularly accessible and trying to keep you bubbly and inspired.

Out with the old, in with the new! Those are my old Merrell Trail Gloves on the left, with probably well over the recommended 1200 miles of wear. On the right? The Merrell Barefoot Bare Access, with a road grip sole and twice the EVA cushioning (4mm instead of 2mm) which should be better suited to long road distances for my marathon training miles. Plan to take them through their paces on the Kezar track tonight.