Reebok RealFlex

By forefoot on April 17, 2012

I was one of the blessed few invited.

It was a simple event with style.

The program starts with a CrossFit challenge of 5 Burpees, 9 box jumps and 13 double skip ropes, AMRAP (as many reps as possible) for 5 minutes. It was a version of a HIT (high intensity training) without recovery – well, I didn’t see one – except for the participants who really took his time. It’s a killer routine, I think.

After the challenge, the Reebok RealFlex – Reebok’s latest footwear technology engineered with independent multi-directional nodes that promotes natural movement and flexibility.

Such a statement will leave you wondering unless you get to try the shoe…

..and I am so blessed to be given one!

Thanks to Reebok, and the kind invitation of B aka Titanium Runner.

Pictures below are in dark contrast to the background. There’s a reason for that.

the multi-directional nodes

See how the white stands-out over the background?

I’ve been wanting to run with this shoe last Sunday. I was not able to due to the extended hours of errands coming from a mountain run that morning. By the time I was supposed to run, I was too sleepy.

Then I was able to.

"stolen" shot by my daughter

This was just a very short run on a Monday afternoon. I really wanted to get the feel of the shoe.

amazingly soft to the feet
light to walk with
you feel the gentle cushion at every step

Initially, those were the obvious “freebies” of this shoe, aside from it being very Flexible.

I would have done longer but I have other errands to do.

I will then see how this shoe will perform (with my foot strike)(I am a forefoot striker with very high arch), and for how long (until some pain surfaced).

The best answer to that would be a very long run. . .

…but not at this week. It’s race week for Mayon 360 50-miler. I need to rest and run only short distances @ easy. Soon, I will update this posts for distances of :

Why only 21K? That’s simply because cushioning shoes as soft as this one generally would take me at a strong pace up to 21K only. After that, I will assess if I could go farther. Who knows. I just might use it on a 50K race.