Run, Santa, Run!

Dust off the red suit… Saturday is the annual Running of the Santas!  A Philly tradition since 1998, expect a few thousand people in Santa outfits to be in the NoLibs bars starting early.  The highlight of the day, though, is the actual running of the Santas: a five-block run from McFadden’s to the Electric Factory.  It’s going to be a sea of red.

Do you have your running shoes?  They’re red, I hope!

Hey, these are my running shoes!  The Gel-Kayano by ASICS is a great running shoe (I vouch for it!) with cushioning systems, guidance systems, biomorphic fit…and a really great red color, and swooping silver lines.  Let’s also take a moment to appreciate the mottled red-and-white part of the sole—love that.  Also available in 11 other color choices; yours for about $100 on Amazon.

The Flex Run 2014 by Nike is a featherweight running shoe with responsive cushioning, ventilation, and traction.  My favorite part, though, has to be the polka-dot print fabric on the toe and around the heel—like little snowflakes adorning your feet.  Available in five other color options (including a pretty awesome sky blue shade); find them at Sports Authority for $60.

Ooh, this one’s kind of sexy with the black, isn’t it?  The S-Lab XY 6 by Salomon is built for off-road racing instead of street racing like Saturday, but who knows?  Depending on how much you drink…  (But seriously, be careful with that.  No more missing people in canals or anything, okay?)  The tongue is designed to keep mud and debris out—isn’t that cool?  You’d need that on trails.  There’s a pocket under the quick laces too, to store things.  There’s an internal sleeve to envelope the foot, and support to control the rate of pronation.  All cool things!  Yours for $170 from Zappos.

All ready?  Ho ho ho!  Off you go!

Still some tickets left for the Running!  The weather looks nice… go have fun!

Sales this weekend:
Bakers: Buy one, get one half off
Lord & Taylor: 25% off with savings pass or promo code FRIENDS
Macy's: 15% off with promo code EXTRA
Nine West: 30% off entire purchase
Payless: Up to half off all holiday dress shoes
Steve Madden: Get 30% off now and you'll get a coupon for 30% off later too!