On Shooz: Wherez my Adidas Supernova Control?

Paul's been blogging about shoes and Love of Shoes has been doing triathlons so I thought I'd jump in.

In 2003 I went to Phidippides and chose the ugly shoes in a self-designed blind shoe test. I got the Adidas Supernova Control. What I really wanted were the cool looking Nikes.

But the Adidas Supernova Control served me well for a few years. Then, like Paul, I got a little crazy with some Saucony's. And then some North Faces. And then... and then...

Always coming back to the Adidas Supernova Control. They change the colors all the time and I usually hate them. Every now and then I like the color and spring for two pair at once. Sometimes they tweak the outsole but generally they're the same shoe. After six years with them I've seen the model number go from somewhere around 6 to 10.

So imagine my confusion when I searched Zappos (the best online shoe store in the known universe) and came up with very little. They do have some models but they're the GCS and the women's. What the?!?

I'm sure they're covering the control issue but I have no idea what the new model's called. I see the AdiStar control. And three or four others that seem to have control.

I like a heavy ass training shoe. That way when I race my feet feel fleet in the racing flats. Some of the new Adidas models advertise control plus low weight. Fail. And the AdiStar are expensive when you burn through these things. So maybe Response Control?

This Running Times article from 2007 mentions the New Balance 767 and Brooks Adrenaline GTS 7 as being similar.

What a pain. With 404 miles on the current pair and a nagging knee problem it's time for a new pair... of Adidas Supernova Controls! A little research and I'm sure I'll figure it out.

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