26.2

The Chicago Marathon is just one month away and that usually means some special edition shoes for the event. While Chicago's is the largest marathon entry-wise, the toughest to qualify for is the Boston Marathon. Here is a peek at a New Balance beauty from earlier this year...

The New Balance 890 V2 "Boston Marathon" edition feature vibrant colors on one of NB's newer, more modern shoes.

For you Nike folks, imagine a LunarGlide that doesn't have the same cushioning, but breathes a bit better and feels a bit lighter.

I've only used these at the gym so far, so I'll let you know how they perform on the road in the near future!

The Ape is back!

One of America's favorite sneaker shops collaborated with one of Japan's favorite street brands to create an adidas collaboration for the ages...

Peep this adidas ZX5000 UNDFTD x Bathing Ape dropping Oct 26.  Bathing Ape-influence camo meets UNDFTD/USA red-white-blue. #amusthave

(Clima) Cool Your Heels

 I call this the "poor man's Free"...

The adidas ClimaCool Aerate, for $78 retail, gets you the same comfort and flexibility of the Nike Free. 

Some of the other colorways are plain, but I dig this vibrant Seattle Seahawks colorway.

The Eagle Has Landed, Part 1

After a long layoff since the last Anferenee Hardaway signature shoe (Penny IV), the first colorway of the Penny V drops tomorrow...the "Red Eagle".  The colorway is inspired by Hardaway’s high school alma mater (the Treadwell Eagles).

Clear outsole FTW!  I'm hoping to score a pair myself...stay tuned!

♆ (yes, thats a pitchfork)

Say hello to the Asics Gel Saga "Neptune", designed by Ronnie Fieg...

Named after the Roman "God of the Sea", this Kith-only release dropped in super limited numbers back in July. The trident symbol in the title is the astronomical symbol for Neptune.

The shoe features a perforated grey sueded upper with hits of lavender and cove blue. These also came with three sets of laces (grey/cove, lavender (flat) and grey (flat). 

The quality on these is bonkers.

Since I missed the Hanon "Chosen Few" NB1500 drop, I didn't know if I would recover.  Then I saw these...

The latest Undefeated New Balance collabo mixes the likes of La MJC and collete to craft this UCLA Bruin-inspired beauty.

Now, onto the hunt...

Take A Hike

I can't begin to tell you how many New Balance 574s I purchase and never wear.  I always see a hot colorway and think "I'll wear these for sure."  Not sure if its the sneaker elitist in me, but I just never do it.

But for the fall, I found one. Check out the New Balance 574 "Backpack Pack"...

No crazy European sneaker store collabo here...just a colorway that emulates a Jansport backpack.

The two best parts about these are the brown leathered details and the upper being made of the same material a backpack is made from.
 

The blue pair from this Backpack Pack looks pretty nice too.  Let's just stick with one for now :)