👟🔍Adizero Boston 12 Review, Toy Soldiers, Poll on ☕ and more
👟🔍Adizero Boston 12 Review, Toy Soldiers, Poll on ☕ and more
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How does the super trainer from Adidas, Adizero Boston 12 stand up as a daily trainer? Our detailed review in @GeeksOnFeet
Toy Soldiers exercise is an effective dynamic warm-up that activates your glutes, hamstrings, core, and enhances your range of motion. Know how to do it at #WoW
Eliud Kipchoge, Sifan Hassan enter Tokyo Marathon to prep for Paris Olympics, this and more at #RunSHORTS
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#WoW - Toy Soldiers
The Toy Soldiers exercise is an effective dynamic warm-up that activates your glutes, hamstrings, core, and enhances your range of motion. It also improves balance and overall body coordination, just what we need before an intense run. It's an excellent workout to include in the warm-up routine before a run.
How to do it?
Stand up straight with your feet hip-width apart as shown in figure A
Engage your core muscles to maintain good posture throughout the exercise.
Lift your right leg straight out in front of you, keep your knee straight,
As your right leg comes up, swing your left arm forward in a straight line, reaching your toes as shown in figure B.
Repeat the movement on the other side, alternating it continuously, keeping the core engaged all the time
When to do it?
Include this exercise as part of your warm-up routine to effectively prepare your body for a run.
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@GeeksonFeet - Adidas Adizero Boston 12 Review
What used to be a niche, Super trainers are now an established category. Nike Zoom Fly, Puma Deviate Nitro, Saucony Endorphin Speed, Asics Novablast have set the standards for others to follow. Adidas’ first attempt at super trainers Adizero Boston 10, and then later 11 were meh! Their most recent super trainer Boston 12 is a massive improvement. Here is our detailed review of Adizero Boston 12.
#RunSHORTS
Pole Vaulter Katie Moon roped in as International Event Ambassador
Two-time pole vault World Champion and 2020 Olympic gold medalist Katie Moon is the International Event Ambassador for the 19th edition of the Tata Mumbai Marathon to be held on Sunday, January 21, 2024. Read more here
Eliud Kipchoge, Sifan Hassan enter Tokyo Marathon to prep for Paris Olympics
Eliud Kipchoge and Sifan Hassan will race the Tokyo Marathon on March 3, five months before the Paris Olympics. Kipchoge, the two-time reigning Olympic men’s marathon gold medalist, previously won the Tokyo Marathon in 2022 in a course record time of 2:02:40. If he wins he could be the first person to win three Olympic marathons and the oldest person to win any Olympic running event.
Hassan, a 30-year-old Dutch, will contest her third career marathon in Tokyo. At the Tokyo Olympics, Hassan became the first woman to win medals in the 1500m (bronze), 5000m (gold) and 10,000m (gold). She is yet to announce which events she will compete in at the Paris Olympics. Read more here
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#TipOfTheWeek: Set your 2024 goals!
As we say adieu to 2023, now is a moment to reflect on the good moments you have had in your running journey. Whether it's personal achievements, new friendships, or exciting adventures, cherish the positive aspects of the year. This is also the moment you set goals for the upcoming year, as you step into 2024 —whether it's conquering that extra mile, chasing your personal best, or just going on a journey of exploration through running. Team GeeksOnFeet wishes that every stride of yours brings joy, accomplishments, and helps you conquer new summits!
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#TriviaOfTheWeek: Adidas Boston
Did you know that Adidas Boston shoe launched in 1982? It is named after the iconic Boston Marathon, and quickly became a favourite among distance runners. Its 1984 successor, the Boston Super, celebrated the 88th edition of the marathon with enhanced features like mesh-suede blend and a special rubber outsole for better grip. The Boston series was merged with the Adizero line in 2010.
adiPRENE+ and continental outsole was introduced in the 2012 version of Adizero Boston 3. The Torsion System was built in Boston 4 onwards. Boost foam was introduced in 2014 with Boston 5 in 2014. In 2021, Adidas Boston 10 became a super trainer with high stack, and Energy Rod replaced the torsion system. Boost foam has been replaced with Light Strike Pro foam.
(source: curatedforrunners.com)
Contributors to this edition: Aditi Pandya, Aravind Yarra, & Karthik Nadar