Running Again

After a fair old lay-off (a week!) due to twinges after the Suicide Six and then a snotty lurgy, I decided to have a run today. I was going to do a forty mile cycle ride, but decided it wasn't a good idea to be out for three or so hours, particularly when rain was threatening. I decided to try out the nirvanas, which had seemed okay indoors (a few twinges, but they are new shoes),

I did the old Nonsuch six mile route, and the shoes did feel different. There wasn't as much roll in, which made my feet feel rather odd! Even so - heart rate was pleasantly low - I'd prepared myself for it going up and havign to slow the pace. I wasn't too strict on the HR, not worrying as long as it stayed below 145bpm. Here's the figures:

Pretty good overall - 9:10 average at 143bpm, which is pretty good, especially when I still felt quite gunky!

First impressions were that the outside of my feet, particularly the left, was coming into play more. Not that I wasn't landign right on the outside, but I just felt weight on bits that wouldn't normally have much weight. I suspect this set off a few foot twinges as muscles were worked differently, and unusual nerve sensations too. The run felt fine, although I did get the usual left quad tightening, which maybe needs further investigation. I do have a few twinges writing this seeveral hours later, but then any different shoes are bound to get the legs working in new ways, so maybe that's only to be expected. I'll see what I feel like tomorrow morning! These shoes seem fine for the tready anyway, so worst case scenario is to go back to using them for that.

My right leg has (and continues to) feel great - the slight ankle problems I had in the kayano seem to have pretty much gone today, but the rest of the leg feels fabulous, and ideally I'd like to get the left quad to feel like that - as it really feels fresh at the end of the run - even a twelve miler like a few weeks ago!

I was relatively pleased with the HR today - okay - it is drifting up a bit, but not too badly, and the course is definitely downhill in the first half and uphill in the second.

Anyway - next run it's back to familiar shoes I think, and then another try at the nirvanas, although I might throw in a quick try of the NB's at some point on the tready. Could be a busy week with the bike rides as well!