Pre-Race: Green Lake Park
Right shoe: Look over there, there’s a whole bunch of us on display at a Brooks station. You gotta love our anchor overlay on the back heel. The white laces are “varsity-esque,” which is cool because everyone who wears them can feel like part of the Kraken varsity.
Left shoe: You know me, I love the colors. The Ice Blue really pops from the Midnight Blue on the uppers … Oh, wow, there are so many runners and families here! It’s festive, even here at ground level! There’s a goalie in full gear who will be running. Others with full hockey gear too … OMG, there’s Buoy!
Right shoe: I’ve got my eye on the Brooks stand over there with pastries…the scones and brioche look delicious. Hey, human guy, can we have one? [After the race].
Left shoe: Wait a minute, if our runner eats something, can we taste it too?
Right shoe: Yes! If we are suspending reality, we get to have our cake/pastry and eat it too.
Race Start
Left shoe: Here we go, what a beautiful morning for the 5K. These official Seattle Kraken 5K t-shirts are cool, great, breathable, and quick-dry fabric.
Right shoe: I think our human has one too many layers on. He was cold early morning, but every runner knows to add 20 degrees to the temperature, and that’s how your body will feel once you get going. [Yes, knew that and lost about 20, maybe 30 seconds of time, taking off a long-sleeve under layer about eight-tenths of a mile into the race].
Left shoe: We went out with Wave 1. I think he was thinking Wave 3, but his friend preferred to go out with the first group.
Right shoe: She’s fast. She was way ahead of him in the first 30 seconds.
Left shoe: I see lots of Brooks shoes on these fast runners.
Right shoe: There were so many Brooks shoes milling around at the start and around the booths. The other Brooks versions are giving us lots of looks, same for the humans.
Left shoe: We’re new and flashy. And our runner has worn them for training runs nd a couple of walks in the neighborhood. We’ve heard the compliments, the raves.