Through the Froglet [she's French you know] at Fuel My Blog I was sent a pair of North Face Hedgehog trainers to try out.
I must say that I am very wary of wearing trainers at my age as they tend to look a tad desperate, are rarely comfortable and my feet get hot in them.
However I have worn them several times now which has been very interesting.
OK – they are very comfortable. My feet didn’t overheat. They grip exceedingly well. Some of the rocks I was clambering on were covered in thin, damp, slippery mud …… no problems at all. The soles appear to be self cleaning to a large degree. I’ve always found in the past that walking shoes get clogged up very easily thus losing traction. I look very cool in them …….. obviously.
The one drawback is that Lo, she is a terrible Goddess wants a pair now and I don’t want to disturb the cobwebs on my wallet.
Thank you fitnessfootwear.com ……. and thank you FMB.
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Match of the Day
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PS Fitnessfootwear also have a blog with up-to-date news about their products.
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I love the film but surely the film crew should’ve been credited too….was R.Sole the Key Grip?
There were way too many people involved in this production to give them all a name check ….. they know who they were and exactly what credit is due to them ….
I’m jealous! The look so much better than mine. And all that climbing, paddling and general navigating over rocks and pebbles! A trainer for all seasons! I wonder where they’ll trot off to next. Oh. and DP, as long as you are wearing the right attire to go with trainers I don’t think it matters how old you are. They don’t look right with a suit or slacks though.
….. or, I suspect, my little black number …..
Hmm. Could be! Wear it for the next video and I’ll let you know.
You temptress!!!
LOL
Trouble is, then names make them sound like two hens
I should have named them something butch I suppose …. *thinks* ….. Hannibal and Horace?
What’s wrong with Lofty for the left one and Rocky for the right? Sort of describing the terrain that they can endure? Wonder where they’ll take you next? I ought to have done one of these videos about my new walking boots.
HEHE GREAT video DP, thoroughly enjoyed that. And as it happens, I need a new pair of trainers….
They are VERY good …… and excellent for splashing around in as they’re waterproof ……. weeeeee!!! *SPLASH*
Oooh ooh ooh I want a pair……do they do them in pink?
I think they do …… click on the link and find out. If people buy enough pairs perhaps the TG will be given a pair!!!!! …… tee hee
Thanks DP, I need a new pair of……….oh, you meant your better half and my namesake, sorry…
Hilarious! And what a lovely beach. I have beach envy. My beach has shingle and pebbles, not much sand.
There’s a whole mixture here ….. very unusual for this corner …… how’s the bubonic plague getting on?
Still growing – I may have to intervene (against medical advice) before the two blisters join into one uber-blister. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible.
Do you have nasty bitey flies in your neck of the woods? I may have to move…
So far so good, I think they get blown away …… want to borrow a needle?
I was fine…until ya went RIGHT UP to the edge of the cliff again. Beautiful shots down on the waterline though, the rocks look like they’re made of mud.
A lot of the cliffs round here are mud. Loads of houses have slid down to the bottom and been washed away. The TG and I have done extensive calculations using life expectancy figures and ‘leaving zero inheritance to children because the house has disappeared’ studies combined with global warming data ……. it’s quite a science ……
Great…so if I wanna be a hermit by the water, I gotta camp ‘in’ the waterline so as to avoid houses and people falling on me, right?
…still getting goosebumps, that is an extremely quick tracking camera you use.
I’ve always wanted to be a hermit and sit under a banyan tree counting my navel …….
We have one that took up in the States.
He’s called Craig Ferguson.
Now that was a lovely video, very inspirational. I’ll be heading off for my walk directly, since it rained this morning (quite nice, actually, we needed it badly) I’ll be paddling a bit I’m sure. My trainers are New Balance and very much worn out, I’m afraid. The soles no longer do any sort of shock absorption, having absorbed so may shocks they are shocked out.
For my purposes, though, trainers also need to be tested for how they stand up to the stresses of gardening, since quite often mine stay on my feet and inadvertently get applied to the top of a shovel, or covered in muck and grass clippings.
You don’t sound nearly grateful enough for having received such a pricey pair of shoes to try out. . . my currency converter shows them being $126 US, which is a lot more than I generally pay for shoes. I am now wondering why no one ever gives me things like this? I mean, I get rocks from all over the world and I am thankful indeed, but never shoes. Or chocolates. Or impressive coffee table books. Am I jealous? I suppose so.
I like the way the Match of the Day ties in with the theme of this post. . .
These seem to be very tough. I’ve read some of the other reviews and they appear to agree.
Have you joined Fuel My Blog? ….. they’re always giving away ’stuff’ to test …… mind you, they’re very kind to me because I’m soooooooo old and frail ….
Talking of which, how did you get this gig, I thought 70s was the shoe correspondent, or have FMB got a knitting machine lined up for her?
I sold my sole and your soul …… hope that’s OK?
superb video … I’ll have a pint of what ever you have had lol…. how did you tell they were 2 female hedgehogs??
Did you call TG ‘Twiggy’ btw??
Loverly to hear TG btw . …
I most certainly did not call the TG Twiggy ….. twit or twidiot perhaps …… twee hee
1.29 into the film ….go see or go hear……;)
“it’s a commercial ……. thingy” …. one of my favourite words and used more and more frequently nowadays …….
splash splash splash…… are you sure you’re not your own grandchild?
I like splashing ….. anyway Hilda and Henrietta are waterproof so I didn’t get into trouble …….
lol dp!! get TG a pair XD
That’s a funny face that Wordpress has given you ….. it looks like a slice of bread and butter with a face on it!!
LOL!!