It has been some time since we heard anything new from the Reebok stable. The Flexweave launch comes much after Floatride, which I reviewed here for RunRepeat.com. It was a brave effort, a fairly good shoe but priced too high to encourage buyers to be swayed by a brand with a not-as-established running DNA. It boasted… Continue reading Reebok Fast Flexweave
Category: Style + Fitness
Reebok Crossfit Nano 7
Change is always difficult. The irony is that it is only through change that we can get better and yet as much as we want change, we equally oppose it. This has pretty much been the case with the latest Crossfit product from the Reebok stable: the Nano 7. Comparisons to all previous models starting from… Continue reading Reebok Crossfit Nano 7
Adidas Pureboost ZG – Review
Great News! The shoe is in and well run in too. In short – it works. Lots of good stuff here but lots of old stuff here too. The preview note has been relegated to the bottom of this entry for it had some features already mentioned so no point repeating them. That established, the… Continue reading Adidas Pureboost ZG – Review
Adidas & the Boost Family
Much remains to be said about that super cool urban sports brand, Adidas, which was somehow a latecomer on the running scene in India. Never mind the fact that they are behind some of the most formidable athletes and football teams (cricket too but I don’t care much for the game really) and yet in India,… Continue reading Adidas & the Boost Family
Oakley Jawbreaker & PRIZM lens
It’s not very often that one needs to write a review for sunglasses. I mean, how important can something so seemingly insignificant of an accessory be? Seemingly. That’s the key word there. A sunglass is very important and if you don’t think for functionality, then at least think about form when you cross the finish… Continue reading Oakley Jawbreaker & PRIZM lens
Nike Free 3.0
Nike, the brand that pretty much created the concept of the running shoe, finally came around to saying that maybe it’s better barefoot. But to up and rubbish the idea of running shoes in its entirely wouldn’t have worked; it would amount to saying that all that you have believed in so far was wrong.… Continue reading Nike Free 3.0
Skechers GoRun2
The king of the mid-strike sole was launched by Skechers in India quite sometime back and yet it remains one of my favourite launches of the time. Super-light, easy-to-pack, simplistic top design with a drastically different sole, the shoe was definitely something curious to look at. Coming from the brand that made those bum-enhancing shoes… Continue reading Skechers GoRun2
This is a collection of my running columns that have appeared in MW magazine, India’s leading men’s lifestyle publication. All reviews were based on first-hand trials (10kms for swimming, 200kms for cycling, and 100kms for running) and nothing is paid publicity. That said, if I have enjoyed a certain product more than average, it will certainly reflect in the stories.
Choosing a Running Shoe (Apr 2015) – Some advice on how to pick your first pair. Don’t worry if you hate it almost immediately; most of us do.
Importance of Patience (Feb 2015) – How training requires strength, stamina, dedication, and oodles of patience!
Getting Started (Jan 2015) – Tips on how to go from couch to coached!
Reebok ZPump Fusion
The folks at Reebok have clearly been busy. When they went and redesigned their logo I was pretty sure that it was the beginning of the end, like when a girl breaks up with her beau and gets a new haircut in the hope that it will obliterate the agony of her loss. But some… Continue reading Reebok ZPump Fusion
Reebok ZQuick
These running shoes were recently launched by Reebok and I received a pair to try a good few weeks before the launch. Yes. Privileged. But i had to run a lot in them. Which i did. And eut, in spite of that early chance, it has taken me this long to write about them here.… Continue reading Reebok ZQuick