Parkour

Freerunning: Find Your Way
$16.95
The sport of freerunning?a technique in which runners utilize the obstacles and opportunities of urban landscapes for exercise and exploration?has recently become a global phenomenon. Not just a physical activity, freerunning is also a way of life that has a set of values and philosophies. In this lavish and exciting volume, freerunning cofounder S���bastien Foucan lays out the ideas and ethos behind the activity that he calls ��the art of expressing yourself in your environment with no limitation.�� Stunning and stylish images of S���bastien in action accompany text in which he outlines his core philosophies. Inspirational and informative, this is a high-energy look at one of the world��s newest and most popular sports.

Free Running: The Urban Landscape is Your Playground
$14.95
I purchased 2 books with 2 different titles on the same subject by the same author. As it turned out they were the SAME book with different COVERS!! My son was very disappointed and I was too. Also the "Books" were actually only pictures no text. Not what we expected.

District B13
$14.98
Great film with lackluster features on the BD. The audio and video quality are good throughout. There should have been better features though.

FiveTen Men's Freerunner V2 Shoe,Shadow,11 M US
$94.95
I looked around for a while for a good pair of Free Running shoes. After checking out the main site for these people, these things would have you thinking that you can walk on water upside down. The premise is cool, take the rubber from a pair or rock climbing shoes and slap it onto a running shoe. The result is what you would expect, a rather sticky tractioned shoe.

I have to say, it does work. I have gotten far more steps into a wall run that I managed on my Cons. Anything that has even the slightest texture becomes perfect footing for all of your steps. I found that they stuck rather well to metal rails too (but they were painted and not polished). The only problem I ran into with the rubber was dust and dirt. As soon as I set one foot into dirt, the traction is gone. This also happens from picking up dust on walls and on sidewalks. Not an issue for the true city dwellers, but I live in a dust bowl.

The layer of the rubber is also rather thin, something around half a centimeter. Given how soft the rubber is and the rough stuff I run on, I can't imagine these lasting all that long. This layer is likely thin due to the stiffness of the rubber.

By stiffness, I mean that. When I first got these things, they did not bend. Even after a few weeks, they are still a bit stiff. This is a rather large issue for me since it means the difference between slamming my tiptoes into a wall and bending my shoes up to catch the wall on the balls of my feet.

The shoes are well padded, I can't argue that. That alone makes them so much better than my throwaway sneakers for falls.

In summary, these things are a bit pricy for what they are but they do it well. I find them a bit stiff and heavy in comparison to what I like, but the trade offs are good. I would give them a 3.5 honestly, but I can't see a 5 in them due to their stiffness and lack of comfort. They will help you get that extra step up a wall as well as help you land that jump, but you will whack your toes several times before you get used to them.