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April 14, 2005
Shiny new shoes and a blog to match
After many frustrating issues with my first blog, Jeff has come to my rescue. So far so good, I am very happy and posting without any problems.
So to match my new blog, I needed new shoes! I was also experiencing lower inner calf pain, which has only happened to me once before, when my Brooks Trance needed replaced. I went with the Mizuno Wave followed by Brooks Adrenline, neither of these gave me the same problem. This fall I went back to Trance and the pain has returned. As you can probably see I don't have one specific type of shoes, except there is a Brooks trend. In fact if I was really honest I would probably pick the pair that looked the nicest. But due to the pain, fear of injury and knowing what it is like to be uncomfortable with 5 miles to go, I went with what felt best. The winner was Mizuno Inspire.
I took them for their first outing on Tuesday night. We did 4 x mile repeats in the park. The first one didn't feel great, my legs were really sore. I didn't run it fast about 9 min pace. There is a mental battle between stopping because I don't want to make it worse and continuing with the hope it gets better. I decided to do one more (I had to get back somehow and walking was way more painful). The second one was better and the shoes felt great. I picked it up a little on the second and third to 8.40 without realizing. The fourth was a struggle my ankle had stiffen up again. I did alot of stretching when I finished, but not the easiest of areas to stretch!
After the run about 40 of us went for dinner. There are 20 runners heading to Boston so this was to wish them well. Boston seems completely unattainable to me, never having done a marathon. The buzz and excitement at dinner was fantasic. These runner, who I consider elite, made you feel like you could do anything. Two of the women from the group have qualified for the elite women start at Boston, they will be starting 30 minutes before the rest of the field.
Posted by Ali at April 14, 2005 3:14 PM
Comments
Very stylish! I like the new 'do. - Mia
Posted by: Mia at April 15, 2005 9:38 AM
Welcome to your new host! Hope this works out for you.
Posted by: warren at April 20, 2005 9:14 AM