Run, Forrest, Run!
I admit, I've always been more of a Nike/Saucony sneaker girl. (By the way, why do Southerners call them "tennis shoes"? It's not like you only wear them when you're channeling Serena Williams, right???)
So when Ryka partnered with the Parent Bloggers Network, the Nike snob in me was all "Ehh...Ryka? Heard of 'em, but aren't they kinda generic?"
But then thecheapskate frugal, footwear obsessed lovin' gal in me figured, "Sure, why not?"
I was sent these Ryka MC2 running shoes in size 7-1/2--my normal shoe size. (The color--gray, white and almost a fluorescent yellow, has grown on me.) I could tell immediately they were a bit snug. Regardless, I wore them 3 mornings in a row to run, and by the end of that 3rd morning, I had a blister the size of a silver dollar on my instep. Ack--not good! So keep in mind that they run a 1/2 size small.
New Size 8's were sent. Perfect! I've been running in them ever since.
And yes, dorks that we are (evidenced by the picture above), my Sis and I both wore our Rykas (she has the Solace) when we competed in the Ryka Iron Girl 5 mile run in Boston on Labor Day. Her Solaces have much more arch support than the MC2s, so if you need good arch support, I wouldn't recommend the MC2s.
So when Ryka partnered with the Parent Bloggers Network, the Nike snob in me was all "Ehh...Ryka? Heard of 'em, but aren't they kinda generic?"
But then the
I was sent these Ryka MC2 running shoes in size 7-1/2--my normal shoe size. (The color--gray, white and almost a fluorescent yellow, has grown on me.) I could tell immediately they were a bit snug. Regardless, I wore them 3 mornings in a row to run, and by the end of that 3rd morning, I had a blister the size of a silver dollar on my instep. Ack--not good! So keep in mind that they run a 1/2 size small.
New Size 8's were sent. Perfect! I've been running in them ever since.
And yes, dorks that we are (evidenced by the picture above), my Sis and I both wore our Rykas (she has the Solace) when we competed in the Ryka Iron Girl 5 mile run in Boston on Labor Day. Her Solaces have much more arch support than the MC2s, so if you need good arch support, I wouldn't recommend the MC2s.
So while they were not normally a brand I would have typically chosen, Ryka has managed to make me a convert (I just won a free pair from the Blog Blast!) Thanks Ryka! I appreciate the chance to
1 comments:
Congrats on your new site!
I'll have to check out Ryka for my next running shoe purchase. I've got some Saucony's right now and like them, but they're a little too pricey.
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