If you're lucky enough to wake up on New Years day w/o a headache and just happen to be in the Lake Buena Vista area then join the Mid Florida Milers for their New Years Day walk.

Here's the 2005 AVA Event Listing for Florida. Don't live in Florida? Try looking here.

The AVA currently has over 350 walking clubs in its membership base and New Balance is a Volkssport sponsor. You can browse their walking clubs here.

Did you know that we have scores of New Balance Walking shoes for men and women under $100?

Wow, I read this in the American Medical News and thought I'd share... something as simple as the wrong pair of shoes or a new kind of cold medicine can undermine a patient's delicate equilibrium and Thick, crepe-soled shoes complicate the issue.

New Balance preaches shoes that fit better, perform better. That couldn't be more appropriate with respect to an elderly person that is depending on quality footwear.

Here are some good tips:

New Balance has a fan in University of Virginia student Andrew Slay. When asked recently in an interview with Richmond.com What is your favorite article of clothing Andrew responded with My New Balance tennis shoes. They're more comfortable than other shoes. I wonder which model Andrew is referring to.

My current favorite shoe is the New Balance 991 in navy blue. What's your favorite shoe?

I often get emails like the following asking about a certain New Balance model that has been discontinued:
I have been ordering W804AT and I do not see them listed any longer. Do you still carry this shoe?
Did you ever wonder where you could get another pair of those New Balance 804's that you had some time ago. Just a little hint when it comes to New Balance and how they update their models. New Balance starts a model series such as an 800 series in trail running. Starting at 801's then going up in number as the model is updated. They were 802's, 803's, 804's and 805's. Now they are 806's. This model continues to be built on the same last with cosmetic changes in colors or fabrics. Some technical changes may be made for the better. However, on the most part this shoe should fit and perform as well or better than the original model. To answer the question to the above email, I would tell this person to look at the W807AT.

The following is a discount code to be used at
New Balance Tampa.
At check out, it will ask for your discount code, plug in Ocean State Marathon and you will receive an extra 10% off your entire order, even items already marked down with their everyday savings.

Watch this blog for some free 10% discount codes in the coming days. I should have several valid codes that can be used at New Balance Tampa to receive a 10% discount.

Right now we are offering New Balance Elite running suits (pants & jacket matching combo) for $59.99. Why is that significant? Because this running suit is normally priced at $149.99. That's right, you're getting a $90 savings.

We have Small, Medium, Large and XL

I never knew the answer to that question and figured that my New Balance 991's were just fine for walking too.

Now I find out that Walkers need a flexible shoe and require cushioning where other athletes don't.

You can read more about walking shoes on the New Balance site. They put up a really informative page on the topic.

A customer sent an email today: In the past she has purchased a lined men's pant, with a nylon-type outter layer and zippers at the bottom. She can't find them anywhere. Are they still available? I suggested that she must be looking for the New Balance Delphy Pant . Great pant for those winter runs.

Did you know that New Balance is offering a chance to win one of four incredible trips for you and three friends? The prizes are spectacular and New Balance picks up the tab too.

I'm signing up... Here's to hoping I win the 4-Day walk in the Netherlands.

Here's what I don't like about the registration process. After signing up New Balance tries to persuade you into supplying them with email addresses for 10 other friends. Doing so will get you a better chance at winning. I'm not giving any emails out... grrrr.

Earlier this evening I walked up to my neighborhood Fire station, that's Fire station 54 in Oldsmar FL. There was a tree lighting, Santa, Fire Truck rides plus free hot chocolate. While waiting in line I talked to a friend of mine that was wearing New Balance 906's.

I was curious as to why she selected that particular model. Turns out that the answer was the complete opposite of what I had initially thought. She purchased that model because of it's look. So that's very interesting because the 906 is sorta equipped like a 4 wheel drive. This shoe is made to kick butt off the road and on the rugged trail. Yeah, so it's because the shoe looks good in the business casual environment. Huh, go figure.

When shopping on the internet, after finding products of equal value for the same price; what determines from which site you'll make your purchase?

I customer asked us today if we carry wide basketball shoes... Yup, we carry em! Right now we have 4 different New Balance Basketball models in stock with widths up to 4E.

BB610BK - Available in Black for these sizes and widths:
D: 6.5-13,14,15,16
4E: 6.5-13,14,15,16

BB610WS - Available in White for these sizes and widths:
D: 6.5-13,14,15,16
4E: 6.5-13,14,15,16

BB752BL - Available in Black for these sizes and widths:
D: 6.5-13,14,15,16
4E: 6.5-13,14,15,16

BB752WN - Available in White for these sizes and widths:
D: 6.5-13,14,15,16
4E: 6.5-13,14,15,16

This afternoon I was engaged in a conversation with a couple of colleagues of mine and the question came up... Where do you put your house or car key(s) when you head out for a walk or run?

The answers around our table were 3.