Can I see some ID please

As any regular readers to my blog know, I'm a big fan of LeBron and his Nike shoe line. But If I'm honest I wasn't that impressed when I first saw the LeBron 12. The 'NSRL' version was the first that leaked and I wasn't really feeling the shape and colour blocking. However I changed my mind when I saw the 'Heart of a Lion' colour-way. The solid red upper and white posite work really well and give the shoe a completely different feel. I was all set to get a pair, and then they announced the Nike ID release.

Heart of a Lion LeBron 12 (Photo from Nike.com)

I'd resisted making an ID pair of the LeBron 11, but the availability of Cavaliers colours for the 12 really sold it too me. So I took the parts I liked fron the 'Heart of the Lion'  and switched in some Cavs colours. I went with the solid upper, in a maroon, with the white posite and a gold/yellow swoosh (see the ID render at the top). To give them a bit of pop I added some blue details. I've always liked when the Cavs use blue (see here), and although it still features in the logo I think its under used at the moment.

I got an email to say they started making the shoe yesterday, so hopefully they'll arrive before Christmas. Now if the Cavs could just win some games.

Basketball Diaries

Air Jordan XIII Retro Flint Grey/Team Red 2005

Basketball Diaries

Nike Air Max LeBron VII AllStar

Winter Wonderland

I gave my winter work wardrobe a bit of a refresh this week, picking up a couple of bits from Banana Republic. Winters all about texture and warmth, so I started with a Slim-Fit Luxe Flannel shirt in navy and grey. Its in a thin flannel, with a button down collar which makes it perfect for the office.

 I love maroon, especially for the holiday season, so grabbed a merino crew neck sweater. While you normally see a v-neck with a shirt and tie I really like how a crew neck looks with a tie, giving it fresher modern look. I also added an indigo wool/tweed tie which has a great combination of texture and colour. So now I'm all set for the winter months.

Basketball Diaries

We missed a couple of weeks of basketball as we couldn't get a court booked. But we were back on it last week where I rocked my Nike LeBron 11 Elites that you can see here, and then last night I broke out the LeBron IV Playoffs.

About Time

Last weekend I took part in the Histon & Impington Bonfire Burn 10k run. I trained quite hard to beat my target time, and for my training I used my girlfriends Garmin GPS watch. The Garmin watches are really smart, using GPS to measure your time & distance, and it was a really useful training tool. However as we were both doing the run, having to shell out £100 for my own Garmin to use for the one race I do a year didn't really seem worth it. I figured all I really needed was a stop watch to keep track of my pace.

So I did what everyone does when they need a cheap watch... head to Argos. I planned to get one of the classic black Casio digital watches, you know the ones that everyone had at school. But then I had a flick through the catalogue and found the Casio Illuminator range.

It seems like Casio have taken the basic design of a G-Shock and stripped out all the features and tech to make a range of really fun, stylish sports watches. And the best feature? They're crazy cheap. I pade £12.95 for the blue model (to match my running shirt and Nikes of course). So now I have a stop watch for timing my runs, and it looks so good I might just get some more wear out of it.