Monday, 12/9/19

More from Jonathon Swift: His Life and His World:

…he would work for two hours and then take a break by running to the top of a nearby hill and down again. “this exercise he performed in about six minutes; backwards and forwards it was about a half a mile. …in his sixties, a rainstorm drove them inside. …(he) then ran up the great stairs, down one pair of back stairs, up another, in so violent a manner I could not help expressing my uneasiness… she said it was a customary exercise for him when the weather did not permit him to walk abroad. For the rest of his life Swift’s doctors kept trying to persuade him to stop.

The Race to Build the World’s Fastest Running Shoe. As mentioned several months ago I was allowed to shop at the Nike employee store in Beaverton. The Nike ZoomX Vaporfly NEXT%, retailing at $250, was not available. As indicated in the article, the sales guy confirmed the pack down, actual 4% advantage disappears at or before 150 miles of wear.