After finally throwing my 5 yr old VJ Falcons in the bin after the sole eventually fell off (Ive been gluing them since the summer) and the National Compass Sport inter clubs competition this weekend I thought Id better purloin myself a new pair rather than running in 15yr old fell shoes.
Luckily UltraSport,one of the UKs major Orienteering and Running suppliers is only 15 miles away i
n Newport so I called in on Friday to try a few pairs on. I quickly decided that having run in VJs for the last 20 years or so I’d stick with them but would try their latest shoe the Supra. (Although all comparisons with 1980s Japanese cars end here)
Even better was that Ian of Ultrasport was kind enough to offer to start supporting me with some generous deals on kit going forward. He has just had lots of Craft clothing 
delivered that seems incredible value (see website for details)
So whats with the pink then ? Well Cath and Holy bought me a Pink Canterbury thermal base layer long sleeve top for xmas, and Cath dared me to wear it for a run on The Chase(normally hidden under biking gear). So feeling I’d better at least try out the new shoes before trying to race in them off I went for a 20 min run up to stepping stones and back on Saturday afternoon.
So here comes the top training tip, wear pink and run fast. The looks you get as a bloke running in an ultra tight pink top encourage you to run quickly to justify the wearing of such colours to stop the cat calls, mind you I should probably of picked somewhere less public to run, but I can think of a couple of car parks on the chase I certainly would not wear it in !!!
Anyway back to the Supra’s. Older style VJs although lasting forever, being tough as nails , giving huge grip from the ‘dob’ spike sole have always been very hard on the feet, with what seems only a bit of cardboard between your foot and the sole. The Supra’s however have a proper trainer style mid-sole and give a level of comfort. Everything else is traditional VJ, hard wearing and loads of grip. Lets hope they do the business on Sunday and help get Walton Chasers through to the final.
http://www.ultrasport.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=50_52&products_id=429