My goal for today's long run was 10 miles. I exceeded that but, more importantly, I was able to keep a good average time per mile of 7:35. It will be interesting to see if I can keep close to this pace as I increase distance.
My run today was around my neighborhood, Bellefonte, PA, which is full of hills. A particular climb is up Bishop St, starting from Spring, where the Dollar Store is located and carrying all the way up to McAllister, where the high school begins. I covered this loop four times today. I thought I was a little short on my mileage goal so on the leg I added a turnoff down High St. looping around to Howard St. where the cemetery ends. I'm not sure what that dip is at the 6 mile mark. Most likely it's when I was doing my third ascent up Bishop, that was the most difficult of the four.
Chart from today's run
I'm going to need new running shoes soon. Over the last few weeks I could feel the support breaking down. My feet are sore and tired. A sure sign it's time for new sneakers. I'm not sure if I'm going to stick with the Wave Riders or go back to the Nirvana (both are Mizuno). I trained and ran last year's Philly in the Nirvana and set PR but, more importantly, I liked the way they felt. Also, according to the one fit chart a looked at they seem to be a better match for me. But I've traditionally worn the Riders as they were the recommended pair after my fitting. Perhaps I'll get a new fitting first and take it from there.
(Note: I published a sport mix with some of the songs I listened to on my run today. I'll post the link when it's available on iTunes)
My run today was around my neighborhood, Bellefonte, PA, which is full of hills. A particular climb is up Bishop St, starting from Spring, where the Dollar Store is located and carrying all the way up to McAllister, where the high school begins. I covered this loop four times today. I thought I was a little short on my mileage goal so on the leg I added a turnoff down High St. looping around to Howard St. where the cemetery ends. I'm not sure what that dip is at the 6 mile mark. Most likely it's when I was doing my third ascent up Bishop, that was the most difficult of the four.
Chart from today's run
I'm going to need new running shoes soon. Over the last few weeks I could feel the support breaking down. My feet are sore and tired. A sure sign it's time for new sneakers. I'm not sure if I'm going to stick with the Wave Riders or go back to the Nirvana (both are Mizuno). I trained and ran last year's Philly in the Nirvana and set PR but, more importantly, I liked the way they felt. Also, according to the one fit chart a looked at they seem to be a better match for me. But I've traditionally worn the Riders as they were the recommended pair after my fitting. Perhaps I'll get a new fitting first and take it from there.
(Note: I published a sport mix with some of the songs I listened to on my run today. I'll post the link when it's available on iTunes)
Hey Jeff. I just got a pair of Nike Free Everyday 2 shoes. I'm going to try out the forefoot running thing and see if it's for me. The shoes are super light and flexible. I've only worn them to walk around, but I like them already!
http://tinyurl.com/redel5
Hey Jeff. I just got a pair of Nike Free Everyday 2 shoes. I'm going to try out the forefoot running thing and see if it's for me. The shoes are super light and flexible. I've only worn them to walk around, but I like them already!
http://tinyurl.com/redel5
Hi Allan,
Cool. I'd be interested in what you think of them. Does Forefoot mean you run more on the balls of your feet?