The one thing that I am absolutely looking forward to in 2013 is the release of an entirely brand-new running shoe model from Saucony called Virrata.
The news was first reported on the Running Warehouse blog in July 2012, and followed by this interview with the VP of Footwear at Saucony, it is confirmed that the Virrata will be available by next month.
What made this model particularly exciting for me is that, as lightly put by the Running Warehouse people themselves, the Virrata is a lighter, lower, and more flexible version of the Kinvara - the one shoe that I already absolutely love.
So, 0 heel-to-toe ratio but with 18mm of material underfoot, cushioning is not at all sacrificed (unlike the Hattori, which also sports zero heel drop but without any cushioning whatsoever); and weighing at just 6.5 oz, it's Saucony's lightest shoe so far.
My lunch money for all of January and February has all of a sudden been dramatically cut down by more than 80%.
Damn.
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