Last evening (9/13/12) South Valley Running Club held there monthly social at Pearl Izumi in the Gilroy Outlets. Even though 75% of their business is cycling related they do have quite a bit of gear for runners as well. Ryan Reed the store manager gave a quite impressive talk on running shoes, the man does know his shoes!
That to me was quite a surprise because I didn’t expect running expertise at what I considered a cycling store that carried some running gear. Ryan’s background (from what I gather) is more running related than cycling going back to Junior High. His interest in shoes began when his mother bought him ‘girls’ running shoes (all the boys shoes were too big) and he was kidded by his fellow classmates on the JH running team.
It’s good to know that there is a running shoe expert here in the Gilroy area. Having a well fitted pair of running shoes that have been selected based on your gait, type of running, height and weight, and so forth is key to injury free running. Since I plan to buy another pair of shoes before the Holidays I will definitely be going to PI to check out their shoes.
Just Run
Chuck
