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Continue reading →: Goodr, Gone, Goodbye: Why I’m Now a Decathlon Sunglass GuyThere’s a golden rule in the world of running gear: the more expensive it is, the more likely you are to guard it with your life. Your carbon-plated supershoes get their own space in the closet. Your 2XU compression tights get hand-washed like they’re made of ancient silk. But sunglasses?…
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Continue reading →: Climawarm, Therma-FIT, and Polartec Walk Into a Bar…Winter is coming. Not for Westeros this time, but for Australia. Meanwhile, back home in Indonesia, people are still complaining about the heat and humidity while I’m here experiencing this mysterious thing called “cold.” As someone who grew up believing 24°C at the mall was chilly, running in single-digit temperatures…
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Continue reading →: Leg Day Dilemmas: Should You Run in Shorts, Leggings, or Both Like a Fashionably Confused Avenger?Running is a beautiful, pure sport. All you need is a pair of shoes and a will to suffer. But somewhere along the way, we runners got complicated. We started timing ourselves, tracking our heart rates, and — worst of all — debating what to wear on our legs. Enter…
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Continue reading →: Adidas Adizero Boston: The Fast Shoe That’ll Break You In Before You Break It InThey say patience is a virtue. I say patience is a survival tactic when you’re dealing with the Adidas Adizero Boston. This shoe, dear reader, isn’t one of those cushy, out-of-the-box cloud rides. Nope — it’s like adopting a feral cat. It looks sleek, it promises companionship, but the first…
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Continue reading →: My 4 Hoka Journeys: A Decade of Thick Soles, Durable Souls, and One Police OfficerWhat do a failed police academy test, a low-cost airline, and four pairs of Hokas have in common? A decade of running stories with thick soles and even thicker memories. Read my latest misadventure here! Let’s get one thing straight: I’ve been running since 2016, and in that time, I’ve…
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Continue reading →: My Shoes Log Miles, My Lungs Log AQI ScoresThe Day I Became a Runner, I Also Became an Amateur Air Quality Inspector When I first started running, my only concerns were simple: don’t die, don’t trip, and if possible, look moderately athletic while doing it. Air quality? Couldn’t have cared less. As long as my playlist was banging…
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Continue reading →: Made in Indonesia, Sold in America, and Why Fakes Don’t Really Sell Back HomeAs an Indonesian runner and certified bargain hunter, I have a special bond with footwear. Not just because I run in them, but because I’ve made it a personal mission to check every shoe’s label wherever I travel. Trust me, there’s something oddly satisfying about flipping over a pair of…
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Continue reading →: Polyester Propaganda: Why Your $10 Running Tee Does the Same Job as That $100 OneThere’s a conspiracy lurking in your closet. No, not the pair of ancient race shorts you refuse to throw away because “they’ve still got a few marathons left in them.” I’m talking about your running jerseys. Those silky-smooth, sweat-wicking, brightly colored garments that, upon closer inspection, all seem suspiciously similar…
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Continue reading →: Under Armour Velociti Elite 2: The Racing Shoe That Thinks It’s a RocketWhen I first opened the box of the Under Armour Velociti Elite 2, I half-expected a puff of dramatic smoke and a backing track of epic movie music. You know the type—where someone’s about to save the world or, in my case, attempt to shave ten seconds off a 10K…
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Continue reading →: Plates of Glory: A Supershoe Showdown Between Carbon, Fiberglass, and Plastic WarriorsThere was a time when running shoes were simple creatures. A slab of foam, a bit of mesh, and maybe a logo big enough to make your wallet cry. But then, the world met the supershoe: footwear so advanced it might as well come with a PhD in biomechanical propulsion.…
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