why is my shoe endangered?

I panicked a bit yesterday afternoon, when I saw this on the interweb:

Buy Men’s Brooks Adrenaline GTS 7 at Road Runner Sports

Note the fine print:

Why is my shoe Endangered?
The shoe manufacturer has discontinued your shoe, so there is a limited supply left. Stock up now at this great low price before they’re gone forever.

Eh, what? Endangered? Gone forever? Noooooooooo!@!!!!!

Not to worry though, it turns out the good people at Brooks are bringing out a whole new model, the GTS8 which looks like exactly the same shoe, but with marginally flashier colours and at a higher price. Natch.

I’m a bit of a fan of Adrenalines. They’ve seen me through two marathons and associated training with no problems and, in bogun parlance, they’re cumfy as.

I don’t know why Brooks insist on bringing out black versions of their shoes. I feel embarrassed on the shoe’s behalf, I really do.

Perhaps it’s an American thing.

The description makes it worse: “Many a runner relies on this trusted road warrior. ” God no. Many a runner cringes reading this s**t.

I have to say, I’m getting a bit bored with them, and inclined to be tempted by some new pair of shoes, with prettier colours and a better website. Hmmmm…..

Running
A fartlek session this morning at Princess Park. It was faster than last time I tried this particular session, but the track is in no danger of being burned up.