Goodbye running shoes

This was my pair of Nike Zoom Victory + racing shoes.  According to Nike, they no longer exist, and the name is now applied to track spikes.  But this pair of shoes carried me through five marathons, up and down Vermont, a handful of mid-distance races, and countless track workouts and tempo runs.  A great pair of shoes for a lightweight trainer and distance racer.  I don't know if the Zoom Streak 3 is the intended replacement, and I haven't found, nor do I need a new racing shoe for a little while.  I probably should have bought a few after I wore them the first time, knowing how fast product turnover can be.

But their time had come after this last marathon, as I knew they were starting to break down.  The good news is, they found a new home.

After the finish line in Las Vegas, I found a tent for Give Your Sole.  Knowing that I wouldn't be running in these shoes again, and eying the fancy green flip flops they had to offer, I traded my running shoes in.  Give Your Sole collects running shoes at these events and distributes them to people in need in the local community.  Had I known they would be there, I would have emptied my closet.