CAM LEVINS TO HOKA?!?!

65:07 solo ? 63:XX in houston.

Cam tends to just coast with the regular joes in those races and just take off. I'd be more curious about his mile splits.

Results of his Dec Half Marathon hit out:

http://www.hubertiming.com/results/2017HH

Click on his name for a video of him finishing, his finishing certificate (pretty funny), and links to a finish photo where he's in Canadian Nike kit, but possibly Hoka One One shoes? Slow mo on the HD vid looks like it could be Asics as well.

Found the shoe he was wearing. Definitely Hokas: https://www.hokaoneone.com/mens-road/tracer-2/1016786.html?dwvar_1016786_color=CCYN#start=21&cgid=mens-road

Have we become too brainwashed by the bigger brands to take a step back and celebrate that good runners can get help from sponsors to lessen the burden of chasing their dreams? Isn’t it more about the runner’s performance than the brand of shoe they are wearing?

Team swiss wrote:

Have we become too brainwashed by the bigger brands to take a step back and celebrate that good runners can get help from sponsors to lessen the burden of chasing their dreams? Isn’t it more about the runner’s performance than the brand of shoe they are wearing?

Anyone run in those Tracer 2s? Are they wide enough?

Team swiss wrote:

Have we become too brainwashed by the bigger brands to take a step back and celebrate that good runners can get help from sponsors to lessen the burden of chasing their dreams? Isn’t it more about the runner’s performance than the brand of shoe they are wearing?

Don't usually here much truth on this website, but you sure hit the nail on the head.

+1

I hope he has the support he needs.

Wunder wrote:

Team swiss wrote:

Have we become too brainwashed by the bigger brands to take a step back and celebrate that good runners can get help from sponsors to lessen the burden of chasing their dreams? Isn’t it more about the runner’s performance than the brand of shoe they are wearing?

Anyone run in those Tracer 2s? Are they wide enough?

Bought a pair over Christmas. They're not bad. Fairly narrow but not quite as narrow as Adios 3 and NB MT1400 which I normally wear.

Fore reference, Rupp soloed this race in 61:20 in 2015 - looked to be a mild jog for him. Upon finishing he immediately turned around and went back out on the course and hit another 5+ miles at his HM pace or faster - it was pretty impressive to see in person....

Levins un-injured for a long time. Is Hoka the answer for people who suffer foot injuries?

He's got back in shape, running serious mileage too. 62 half and finally a real challenger to Jerome's record?

I get foot injuries wrote:

Levins un-injured for a long time. Is Hoka the answer for people who suffer foot injuries?

He's got back in shape, running serious mileage too. 62 half and finally a real challenger to Jerome's record?

+1

I'm curious too, any personal anecdotal stories out there?

Team swiss wrote:

Have we become too brainwashed by the bigger brands to take a step back and celebrate that good runners can get help from sponsors to lessen the burden of chasing their dreams? Isn’t it more about the runner’s performance than the brand of shoe they are wearing?

Yes it's about the runner's performance, which is why I choose Nike because they value performance , keep me healthy, use quality materials, and quality research and development.

The one pair of Hokas I got were rubbish- had to butcher them with a pair of scissors to fit around the ankle. Rolled ankles a few times wearing them on trails cause of the overly thick cushioning. Tried another model- different sizes and colors fit completely different. What the hell- why do people wear this s***?