Saturdays and Sundays in the Fall are sacred. Sure, I'm talking about college and professional football. I can't wait for Georgia @ Texas this Saturday, and Kansas City @ San Francisco this Sunday (I'm way too nervous to watch The Eagles these days).
For a lot of us runners, in addition to America's Favorite Pastime, the weekends mean attending the sanctuary of the long run. I was onsite as Endorphins Philadelphia prepared to embark on a casual 14–miler a few weeks ago. And for a lot of our friends, they were test driving the Balos and SuperComp Trainer 3 from New Balance.
The Crew:
The purpose of Endorphins is to bring people together around the shared love of running. Connecting with people that share the same interest as you is similar to the euphoric feeling that takes over your body after you finish a run. Hence how they landed on the name...Endorphins! The mission of Endorphins is to spread positivity and happiness utilizing their weekly 25+ group runs a week in 11 cities. And as of this year, the group is sponsored by New Balance Running.
The Shoes:
The New Balance Fresh Foam X Balos features an innovative midsole design with ground contact EVA outsole for a lightweight, propulsive, and fast underfoot feel to take you seamlessly from training to race day. It helps to celebrate 10 years of Fresh Foam technology and is the ideal shoe for runners simultaneously desiring the feel and experience of a racing shoe, with the versatility and comfort of a daily trainer. Like, if you're training for an eight kilometer, half marathon, or full marathon on a Saturday in September at Philadelphia Runner Center City, but you want it to feel like Race Day! We're all friends here so I'll let you in on a little secret – once the inventory we have is gone, the Balos is GONE! I forgot to mention, the Balos is an extremely limited release!
The New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Trainer v3 is a highly cushioned super trainer designed to enhance performance during long runs and everyday workouts. Like, if you're training for an eight kilometer, half marathon, or full marathon on a Saturday in September at Philadelphia Runner Center City.....but you want it to feel like Race Day!!!!! It featuring a new supercritical PEBA blend FuelCell midsole foam, first seen in the New Balance Rebel v4 (you know how much I love this shoe). The lightweight and bouncy foam of the SuperComp Trainer is paired with an updated carbon fiber plate with a forked design that helps save on weight, and an Energy Arc system, which rolls the runner (you, me, us) smoothly through their stride. Oh.....Philly Runner just so happens to have a limited edition color (Black) of this shoe as well!
Vibes by running family Endorphins Philly. You can find their weekly run schedule, including long runs, here.
Pictures by yours truly, and the extraordinarily talented Steve Dyer. You can find more of his incredible work here.
Shoes by New Balance. You can find those on Philadelphia Runner's website!
