Saturday afternoon I got a call from my son. Want to meet at Skyline Burger for lunch? I drive out there, wondering what he's doing way out on the other side of town, 9-10 miles from our house?
Turns out he put his iPhone, earbuds, a book, and some water in a daypack and went running. He ran about 4-5 miles on city streets from our house through to the other side of downtown, then cut into Forest Park and took trails the remaining 4-5 miles. But he didn't have enough cash for lunch . . . so I bought him lunch, lectured him on his eating habits (french fries dunked in strawberry milkshake?), and on Sunday we went to the running store and they fitted him for some Brooks trainers. $100 shoes! but I think even 15 y/o knees can't like running in Vans. Later that day he took a short run, 2 miles, and now he says they are his new favorite shoes, even if they are really garish (his opinion).
He's going to try out for cross-country in the fall. I don't know if he is fast, but he appears to have adequate endurance.
Edit: They put him in these Brooks, said he has moderate pronation of the left foot so needs some support - whatever that means . . .
http://www.brooksrunning.com/en_us/adrenaline-gts-14-mens-running-shoes/1101581D081.070.html#start=13