Alrighty... um who here is willing to shell out $250 for the new Adidas 1 running shoe? Are you kidding me? $250 is insane. Isn't that price point just a little too much for today's runner?

As for the mechanics of the shoe which include a microprocessor, magnetic sensing system and motor driven cable system doesn't this all sound like unfair advantage... cheating in fact, this sorta reminds me of the Six Million Dollar Man. One day we'll look back and reflect how we laced up ordinary shoe's and just raced.

So where do you stand on the introduction of machinery and mechanics in the shoe of the runner lining up next to you?

Is it just me or is there a boat load of Adventure Races going on up in the North East? Here's yet another presented by Blue Ridge Mountain Sports. You can get up to speed on Odyssey.

If your into Adventure Racing and you live in the North Eastern United States then you'll want to check out these Adventure Races; I found them on the Genesis Adventures Website.