I am sorry for the lack of updates, but your Movin Shoes blogger was in the process of moving and was without stable Internet connection. But now on to the good stuff, and boy do I have a lot to share with you.

XC FLATS
With this bizarre and awkward summer weather nearing its end, and Fall close on its heals it is now officially time to get excited for HS Cross Country! Besides Movin Shoes covering all your training shoe needs, we now have our fresh batch of Adidas, Brooks, and Nike XC Racing Flats in store! Just a word of warning you may feel ridiculously fast in them.

5k Training Program
The current craze in the Running Community seems to be marathons, however going from couch to Marathon is a huge jump without proper training. Why not run a 5k instead? In fact why not let us train you to run a 5k, for free? November 7th marks race day for the Shelter Island Big Bay 5k Run/Walk. Starting August 31st out of our Pacific Beach location, Movin Shoes will be offering a comprehensive beginners 5k training program free of charge. The program will last 10 weeks, with group runs every Tuesday evening at 6pm. Everyone is welcome, to RSVP call our PB store @ (858) 373 2310. Check out our program's website as well - Movin Shoes 5k Training Program.

Mt. Monthly
This summer’s next Mountain Monthly is fast approaching so get ready! On August 22nd we will meet at MS La Mesa and head up to Mt. Laguna to run the Pacific Crest Trail. Bring along a snack or a bag lunch as we will be having a group potluck at the picnic grounds following the run. Hikers are welcome! See the Facebook Event Site for more info.

Vibrams
Just as a word of warning, our Vibram stock is running low, so if you are looking to join the barefoot revolution or just loving seeing your toes give us a call and see if we have your size. We still have a good size run in Woman’s but Men’s are looking sparse.

E-Mail Club
For those of you who are not members of our E-Mail you didn’t receive a sweet discount card in your inbox this past week. Angry? Jealous? Well do something about it an join our email list! Sign up is on the home page. More deals to come in the future!

With the advent of the popular novel Born to Run and recent barefoot papers in major scientific publications, everyone and their mother is all aflutter with the minimalism trend. Believe it or not major running companies have always had a foot (sorry for the pun) in the minimal game with racing flats; though as of late “barefoot” specific shoes have made their way into the major running shoe market. However with this seemingly new type of shoe comes risk of injury and an adjustment period.

To help you make a decision on whether or not to become a minimalist or if you have already choose to do so, but are finding yourself lost Movin Shoes is here to help. This upcoming Wednesday (7/28) following our weekly run Movin Shoes will be putting on a free clinic on the use and adaptation of minimal running footwear. We will go over the benefits and downsides with the use of shoes spanning from no shoe to traditional trainers.

Come join us for a group run at 6pm and immediately following (7pm) all the information on shoes and no shoes that you could ever want.

Consider this your facebook invite.

Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Time: Run @ 6pm | Talk @ 7pm
Location: Pacific Beach Store
Street: 1892 Garnet Ave
City: Pacific Beach, CA

Tomorrow evening at the Pacific Beach Store's Wednesday Night Run we will be giving out Strands backpacks and tote bags. For those who don't know about Strands, they are a website that meshes together the concepts of an online running log and social networking. Allowing one to track their workouts, while keeping everyone apprised of their daily exploits. They also have a great app that allows you to log your runs one your smart phone, as well as an upload platform for your Garmin.

On top of that the delivery trucks dropped off some sweet new shoes. We now have the new colors options in our M/W's Adizero Mana, Tempo, and Adios. And for our Mizuno Precision fans we just got in a shipment of the 11's. We also received new colors in other Mizuno shoes. Expect all these new colors to make their way to all the stores by the end of this week.

Meet us at Daley Ranch on the 17th for a wonderful Trail Run! We will meet at 7:30am, and hopefully beat the heat.
Facebook Event Page
Distances: Runs of 4, 6, 12 miles (or longer).
Date: Sunday, July 18, 2010
Time: 7:30am - 10:30am
Location: Daley Ranch, Escondido, CA
Street: 3024 La Honda Drive
City: Escondido, CA

Barefoot Update : We still have Vibrums in stock, but sizes are running out fast. ALSO we now carry the Nike Free, however it will be only available at our Encinitas store.
Other New Shoes : In case you haven't been in a store in a while, or too lazy to scroll to the other updates below, we now have the newer versions of the Adidas Sequence, Asics Cumulus, Brooks Ghost, and New Balance 700 series. We also now carry the Supernova Adapt, Mizuno Elixir and the Saucony Kinvara.

Some new shoes are sneaking onto our shop's walls. Adidas decided to bring the Sequence's counter to 3 and introduce a new shoe to replace its mainstay in the Supernova Classic. Meanwhile over at Brooks the Ghost 3 has already poked its head into our stores. Read on to see brief summaries of the updates, or better yet stop by your closest Movin Shoes and slip a pair on.

Brooks: Ghost 3 - A complete revision of the previous Ghost, giving it a more plush ride, while maintaining the smooth feel on the ground. A new fit expands the space in the forefoot and makes this shoe a better everyday trainer for the Neutral runner.

Starting June 21st the Summer Run Series returns to Movin Shoes. Every Monday this Summer at 6pm stop by the Encinitas store and join sponsors such as Mizuno, Asics, Nike, etc., for a run, a raffle, and a chance to try out shoes and gear. For more information check out the Events page or our Encinitas Facebook page.