finding a new balance

a couple months ago my friend got really excited about running. he joined a running group and got excited about owning his first official pair of 'running shoes'. Road Runner Sports is a great resource for new runners...that's where i went (years ago). Anyway, my friend (let's call him jason) was excited to report back that he got fitted with some Asics Kayanos. Nice, i thought. That's the shoe I've been running with for the last 4 years. Then i thought some more. Heavier runners need more cushion in their shoe. with jason outweighing me by 75 lbs, it was clear i was running with too much shoe. with this information and two fresh new pairs of kayanos to run through each step in the runs to follow felt labored, weighed down. Were the shoes i've trusted through 4 years and over a dozen pairs holding me down? prob not significantly, but when i arrived to movin shoes and told them i've been running w/ Kayanos they gave me a wtf are your crazy face and validated my too much shoe theory. awesome.

I went w/ new balance 870s with the help of an old dude and a cat (see below (old dude not pictured(neither are the NB 870s))).