Trail des Crêtes du Salève 2015 in Huaraches

Finally a trail I could run in Huaraches.

The week before was wet but not as wet as the week before the Malpassant. So I took my Skechers and my Xeroshoes, and asked the organizers just before the race. They said that it was OK almost everywhere, save for a small portion at the end, in the last leg below the Salève.

Indeed, it was damp but OK, save for this last part, with super super viscous mud in the end, I had to run in the dirt and dead leaves after to get my Huaraches to stick again to my feet.

And now, I am ready for the Trail du Gypaete in Huaraches...

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2013 Geneva Half: 21 kms in Huaraches

On May 5, 2013, for the Geneva Half-Marathon, I tested a "long run" in Huaraches, the running sandals of the Tarahumara people. I was not sure whether my legs and especially my calves were strong enough and springy enough to caress the ground for 21 km so I estimated my time between 2h and 2h30. The result was 2h06, i.e. exactly 10 kph and a big smile during and after. This is another step towards a full Marathon in sandals. And before this running "shoes" become a standard, I can seriously show off and the color of the soles and laces attracts girls. They cannot resist asking me where I got my sandals and if they can have the same color. Note the perfect match with the t-shirt I got at the 20 km of Lausanne just a week before.

Première sortie Salève en Huaraches 2017

Pas vite mais sympa. Reprise après un hiver à me trainer comme un sac. Dernière sortie de mes vieilles Huaraches Xeroshoes. Elles sont un peu usées de la semelle et parfois je recule sur des terrains un peu glissants. Avant d'en refaire une autre paire, je photographie l'usure pour les archives de Steven Sashen à Xeroshoes.

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