Running Short...
Distance: 6 miles
Time: 54:23
Av mins/mile: 9:04 :os
Shoes: K's with heel raise
Right - big run time. Well - not a big run, but a major step up from the two miles of the other night, but then if I'm going to run 12 at the weekend in the K's, I need to do it! I decided to go for my Northey Avenue route.
Anyhow - I went outdoors, stood still while the 305 located the satellites, and guess what - it worked fine! So off I set. The shoes felt a little loose at first, and I did wonder about stopping to tighten them, but I did keep going for the first mile. This passed without incident, and I reached the end of Mulgrave (confirmed at 0.9 miles this time) in 7:35. I felt like I was going better on the uphills.
The miles passed easily, and before I knew it I was on the downhill towards the Ewell by-pass. I'd thought that this was about 2.95 miles from home, but the Garmin showed it as more like 2.75. Oops - that meant the route was 0.4 miles shorter than I thought! So anyway, I kept going round the corner, and up the road towards NESCOT. If you look at the graph, there's a few stops there when I checked the watch for distance, but now I know which drain cover indicates I've reached three miles!
My quads were feeling a lot fresher than they had been, but my left calf was twanging a bit, which it hasn't done for ages. Maybe it's just a matter of getting used to the Kayanos - they do seem to throw my feet out more. This kicked in more on the way back, although I did feel that my long uphill climb up Howell Hill was the best I've done for ages.
I did slow the last mile and a half, according to the Garmin, although I didn't feel it was as bad as the splits show (I'll add these later). I ended the run with quite a heavy left calf, but this quickly eased when I iced it, and the morning after is pretty much okay. I hope this goes as I get used to the shoes, as overall I think they're a lot better for my quads than the 2100s, even though my right quad did go a bit solid in the last mile. I must remember - my body will need to adapt to the K's, so don't expect a dead comfy ride straight away. There were points however where they did feel very much part of me and very good indeed :oD
Time: 54:23
Av mins/mile: 9:04 :os
Shoes: K's with heel raise
Right - big run time. Well - not a big run, but a major step up from the two miles of the other night, but then if I'm going to run 12 at the weekend in the K's, I need to do it! I decided to go for my Northey Avenue route.
Anyhow - I went outdoors, stood still while the 305 located the satellites, and guess what - it worked fine! So off I set. The shoes felt a little loose at first, and I did wonder about stopping to tighten them, but I did keep going for the first mile. This passed without incident, and I reached the end of Mulgrave (confirmed at 0.9 miles this time) in 7:35. I felt like I was going better on the uphills.
The miles passed easily, and before I knew it I was on the downhill towards the Ewell by-pass. I'd thought that this was about 2.95 miles from home, but the Garmin showed it as more like 2.75. Oops - that meant the route was 0.4 miles shorter than I thought! So anyway, I kept going round the corner, and up the road towards NESCOT. If you look at the graph, there's a few stops there when I checked the watch for distance, but now I know which drain cover indicates I've reached three miles!
My quads were feeling a lot fresher than they had been, but my left calf was twanging a bit, which it hasn't done for ages. Maybe it's just a matter of getting used to the Kayanos - they do seem to throw my feet out more. This kicked in more on the way back, although I did feel that my long uphill climb up Howell Hill was the best I've done for ages.
I did slow the last mile and a half, according to the Garmin, although I didn't feel it was as bad as the splits show (I'll add these later). I ended the run with quite a heavy left calf, but this quickly eased when I iced it, and the morning after is pretty much okay. I hope this goes as I get used to the shoes, as overall I think they're a lot better for my quads than the 2100s, even though my right quad did go a bit solid in the last mile. I must remember - my body will need to adapt to the K's, so don't expect a dead comfy ride straight away. There were points however where they did feel very much part of me and very good indeed :oD
posted by XFR Bear @ 3:20 pm
3 Comments:
well done!
FLM is possible see!
It's enother 20.2 miles, Pix!
((((Beary))))
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