Queen Salomon

One of the nicest features of our ill-fated trail race this summer was the presence of the trail running footwear company Salomon.  They offered a variety of styles for the runners to try out during the race.  I ended up wearing the pair I borrowed for three of my four legs.

They were great.  The bottom of the shoe had deep grooves that almost felt like cleats.  This added traction on the outsole really helped grip the road on the very technical trail, especially during the steep and sandy inclines.  And I ran over thirteen miles without a single blister.

Although I liked them a lot, I trail run so rarely that I thought to purchase a pair would be “spendy”, my term for when someone buys something just for the sake of buying.  So I left the race without them.

Well, slap some trail shoes on my feet and call me spendy because look what I got three weeks later!

I have had them for almost two months now and the number of times they’ve been worn can be counted on one hand.  But I justify my purchase by saying without them, the number of times I would have hit the trails probably would be zero.  So perhaps they are worth the price of admission.  (Although honestly the trails we go to aren’t highly technical and don’t require such sophisticated footwear – A runs in his minimal road running shoes with no problems a ‘tall.)

I know I am fooling myself into thinking by simply buying trail running shoes I will magically morph into a trail runner extraordinaire.  But I must say they look great in my closet, right next to that faux cheetah fur hoodie, electric blue “Rachel” wig, leather pants, and all those (probably fake) designer bags from eBay.