Shock and Adrenaline

I should've turned when I was thinking of turning! Instead I went up to the next light and ran into this madness!



So the crazy thing was that all of a sudden traffic in front of me starts to move and then brakes suddenly. This white car rolls over the huge median at like 10 mph and bounces off the truck in the center lane. I soon see radiator steam or something coming from the truck. The driver just gets out of the truck and casually walks away off to the side of the highway.

The white car's windshield was smashed prior to rolling over the median. There's another car not in view behind the mustang and silver van whose left front side is banged up pretty hard. I evenutally drove around the white car. Driving by I could see a man inside with blood all over his face looking like he was in shock. This is the 4th accident I've seen at this intersection since I've been here. I think I'm going to start bypassing it.

Earlier I decided to stop by ole Red Rock Running company. I figured I'd see if the new trail runner mag was out (it was!), maybe pic up some GU gels, and talk some talk. I wasn't thinking shoes because I'm pretty content with what I have. But, there was a surprise there. Not new, but a super sale!

I'd seen several internet sites clearing out some Brooks shoes at 50 to 70 bucks. The running store I visited in Fort Walton also had old model Brooks, Mizuno, and Asics for 50 bucks. Red Rock had Addidas, Mizuno, Brooks, Asics, and Saucony shoes for 30 smackers! And even cooler they had my size. So after trying on everything, I ended up with a pair of Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10s. The 11s are out now with dna cushioning which is supposed to mold to your foot better. Here's a pic of them.



Some of you might ask why on Earth would you buy these cushion monsters. Well, it's just part of the continual experiment really. I tried on a ton of shoes before buying the Brooks Cascadia 5 shoes. The Cas5 are simply extremely comfortable and they caused me no issues. (well a bloody ankle!) These Adrenalines feel just like the Cas5s to me, a bit lighter and the initial run on the treadmill (its fixed!) is a big thumbs up. My Nike Lunars are what I consider to be a pretty cushioned shoe, but these Adrenalines go a step further. No way I would've paid the original 100 dollar price, but for 30! you betcha.