4.18 miles, 31:57
Sitting out the month of October was horrible. The weather here was beautiful, everyone was out running getting in their last miles before the various marathons happening up and down the east coast. All of this was a constant reminder that last year at this time I was running my first marathon. In the year since I’ve not been able to do any significant amount of running. So today I started back on the training for real. In the last year I’ve come to realize that if I stretch and train properly and generally take care of myself then I can live with my various injuries. Less trips to the doctor and more trips to the trails.
To that end I picked up a new pair of running shoes last Saturday. My chiropractor reminded me that perhaps it was time for a new pair. My Asics Kayanos are a year old and while they didn’t see much milage it seemed like a fine time to update (like I needed an excuse to buy new gear). The fine folks at Fleet Feet Sports helped me pick out a new pair of Asics, the Gel Evolution II. He seemed to believed that I am a serious over-pronator which was news to me. I had thought I was neutral to mild. I should have worn my previous running shoes in to the store to prove my side of the story. But, he did have me stand in socked feet in the store and walk so he could check my gait and was convinced that his prognosis was accurate. So, I tried them on and ran up and down the block for a while. I have to say they did feel comfortable and I noticed that each foot fall was a bit more solid.
Today they got nice and dirty in the mud of the park today. Time will tell how they hold up in the long run.