Kofuzi Run Club

getting back into the swing of things

i ran my first 100k at the Black Canyon 100k and all i got was a belt buckle

last livestream before I run Black Canyon 100k. And I've got a couple things I wanted to show everyone before I headed out

Black Canyon is this weekend! eek

it's groundhog dayit's groundhog day

it's groundhog dayit's groundhog day

I will read ad copy from a shoe website while removing any trade names like Boost or Zoom X, and you Name That Shoe

I feel like I'm doing ok on mileage and hills. but I don't know how I'm going to prepare for the heat

I interviewed Zouhair Talbi yesterday. He ran a 2:05 and his wife ran a 2:35 in Houston. And that got me thinking about the fastest marathon couples.

I decided to go for a long trail run over the weekend. Turns out Frozen Gnome 50k was on the same day (and mostly the same route and at the same time as when I ran)

so I think the last of the things I bought while panic procrastinating at the end of last year have arrived. wish me luck

Ok so we've got so much to cover today!Unfinished business: add some weights to the shoe sheet that we didn't get to last timecheck for Running 2026 BingoNew business:so many unboxingsholiday recapcreate a new Running 2026 Bingo card

i'll be away from home the next two weeks I think, so this might be it. I've got tons to unbox and also I will have some questions about how you think I should do the Year End wrap up videos. Packages unboxed from:sauconybrooksmy manager

time to start training for my next race (it's coming up soon)

I ran Valencia. It went ok. AMAalso, I've got a ton of stuff to unbox. some i bought myself, others I will have to check whether there's an embargo packagesRabbit361merrelladidasmystery package 1mystery package 2

We had an early thanksgiving celebration in Iowa over the weekend, and it was a very Iowa weekend indeed. We tried some more of the food and gels from that care package that The Feed sent. And then we opened more packagesPackages unboxed: The Feed - RNWY, RAW Creatine, Precision Fuel GelsBook - Floris GiermanSaucony Triumph 23

almost to the taper, and I am finally getting runner's high again.also, i'm almost to the taper, so I rant about shoe boxes and running apparel questions. it's quite a day.

Taste testing a bunch of products that I got from The Feed last week. Some of them go over better than others. Swiss RX Happy TummyMortal Hydratino WatermelonFormulas Dream Shot nighttime recovery formulaPillar Triple Magnesium Professional Recovery pineapple coconutKyoku daily superfood breakfast shake

four weeks until Valencia, but I've got four weekends where I'll have to travel somewhere. this will be interesting.packages unboxedcare package from my management, Coastline Creativesbook: 50 Ways to F___ Up a Marathonmegapackage from The Feed

I ran a cross country race, which really just felt like a painfully short trail race. But the race swag was nice. I tested the Coros Pace 4. Also, we discuss what's the difference between beet juice and hot dogs for endurance athletespackages unboxed:Swiss RX - Nitric Oxide and Nitric Oxide Pro

weather is starting to get real good here for runningtaste tested RNWY recovery protein + creatine. tastes so bad it's got to be good

I didn't go to New York. I had such fomo. I was obsessed with it and also trying to avoid it. The race was exciting though. packages unboxed today:TopoNaakI mentioned that I would share the allergen information for Naak, and then I think I forgot to. but here is what they sent me:"Boost Gel/Drink Mix, Ultra Energy Drink Mixes, and the purees are all free of peanuts and tree nuts or traces thereof."They also directed me to their product pages which would have more information regarding other allergens.

New York Marathon is this weekend, and while I'm excited for everyone racing and to watch the pros, I'm bummed that I won't be there myself. packages unboxed:Puma SayskyMizuno

I went to France to visit Salomon's Annecy HQ and then I took the train to Paris to see a Salomon showroom and Salomon exhibit at Art Baselpackages unboxed:Oakley Meta GlassesNew Balance More v6Adidas Boston 13Hoka Rocket X3

Chicago Marathon was last weekend. It was amazing. We talk all about it from the pros to the back of the pack

the weather is autumn crisp. weekend festivities are starting.

I make some predictions about Chicago Marathonpackages unboxed: ASICS dragonfly collection

For those of you getting ready for the Chicago Marathon, it's starting to turn into fall here. Kind of.boxes unboxed: GoPro Max 2 360 camera

I forgot to go live last Thursday. Everything is fine. I just lost track of days and time (I had two other interviews scheduled for Thursday and I was trying to also get a shoe review video up). During this live, I had some technical difficultes during this live. but I come back eventually. boxes unboxed: Adidas Boston 13Salomon ACS + OG and Salomon pants

No unboxings today, but we talked about Worlds, the heat of the Berlin Marathon, and some changes I'd like to make in terms of races I want to cover in the future. Also, we go over some Boston cutoff predictions

I went to Tokyo to watch the World Championships Marathons (and some track and field). AMA(yes, it was hot)

I ran the Sydney Marathon 2025. AMA. Also, I unbox a package to prepare for my next international trip.

checking out the new Vomero Plus. also, unboxing some new gels from The Feed

I tried to bring the new dog to the livestream. It went reasonably well for a dog that is very energetic and squirmy. We talk a lot about Megabalst and Sonicblast, and I tried on some new sunglasses

summer is wrapping up in the suburbs, but there's still so much summer heat left. also, we unbox some apparel from Korsa and shoes from On and Adidas.

so much track action to discuss, and I taste the Strawberry protein shake that we unboxed last week

it's a heat wave in the midwest. that can only mean one thing. corn sweat.plus, some unboxings

got some new shoes to unbox. One of them is still kind of under embargo I guess. But there was also a live-reaction to new doping control news!

Trying to get over my aversion to racing by racing

I need to take a new approach to this heat. What I've been doing isn't working. also, I got a lot of shoes to unbox. I think none of them are under embargo

I think I'm developing a phobia of 5ks, so I tried to hop in a local 5k when I was at my in-laws in Iowa. It didn't quite work out. also, apologies for the audio issues at the beginning. I fix it after a short while

got some new electrolyte produts to try. some are of the Eat Me variety. Others as Drink Me. but by the end, I get pretty wired

You've seen those cooling headbands at the Olympics and in Triathlon. Omius gave me a set of the cooling headband things, and it was very different than what I was expecting - on a lot of levels.

I'm struggling with the heat. Also, some unboxings today from Mizuno and Reebok

I visited Brooks HQ and held Des Linden's Boston Marathon winning shoe (I probably was not supposed to do that)Also, a rant about sport journalism and Grand Slam Track

ran the first to fast 5k, but the race seemed a bit short. we take to strava to look into it further

Skechers Performance is now Skechers Running, I guess?

getting ready to take my daughter to her first State track meet (it's my first time ever attending a State track meet, too!)

had a big weekend of running for each of my daughters

Got some surprise packages and added a lot of new shoes to the shoe weights sheet

getting back into a somewhat normal routine. tasting the last of my Japanese snacks. and unboxing something I don't normally review