There you have it. That was easy huh?
I have noticed something slightly peculiar about Cross Fit: it's in the shoes. I resisted in the beginning. Me and my high heeled running shoes were just fine. But as we did more and more box jumps together, and jump roping (double unders suck, btw, but I'm getting better), and progressed along toward the more complicated and heavy lifts with the bar my shoes and I decided to part ways. Running shoes are good for running. (And, I'm not even so sure of that as I have ran a few times recently in a pair of Brooks Pure Connect and felt like a gazelle).
I too decided to join the club with a low rise, light weight shoe. People are wearing those funny things where your toes fit in like a glove, a lot of New Balance Minimus going on, some other CF specific brand called Inov. Everything is either black or fairly bright and light weight. I started out with a pair of super odd bright blue beauties from Brooks mentioned above. I look and feel strange in them. I ran in them at Foster and I swear people were staring at my feet. I felt compelled to stop and ask the heavy-set walkers if their snickers and sideways glances were directed to my shoes. Obviously they don't understand Cross Fit fashion.
(Reebok does. They are all over the marketing of CrossFit and have sunk some money into the trend...a little business oriented sidenote).
Anyway, in conclusion of this blog entry that should be titled "Much Ado About Nothing" I settled on a pair of New Balance myself, not Minimus, but some funky silvery trail running shoe. They feel lighter than a good pair of Smart Wools. Happy Trails!
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