New Balance 320 - Nawt! (rehashed)

The New Balance 320 is out and about in New Balance stores all over the island. Ok, there is the one main New Balance store at the basement of Raffles City....but a number of specialist stores stock them as well.....heavily advertised on the local Juice magazine.

Voted the No.1 running shoes by Runners' World in October of 1976, the 320 is vintage. Very easily recognised by the two oblong ridges along the uppers and a sleek overall profile. Following the re-release, the colour scheme is also quite an eyeful...

Didn't want to buy into the hoopla but hey, it is a classic(k) afterall.....

So today, while on a investigative trip for photography equipment, I came across the chapalang shoe shop opposite St Andrew's Cathedral. Decided to go in and take a look. Most stuff on 40% sale. And saw a very familiar shape.......

yes, in the background you see my Onitsuka Tiger and Puma. Two cats fighting!

It was a 320 with a very weird colour combination. The yellow was more dull than the one expected to be part of the re-release. The sole was not ridged but more like a waffle runner (Nike). And the midsole had a brown instead of blue trims. Took a look at the tongue, it said, "CROSS COUNTRY" and "CLASSIC" on the insole.

It was going real cheap and decided to try them on.

Great fit.

Wicked are the ways that your mind employ to trick the heart.........