Chaire Herodikos Selymbriaios!

Sigh of relief. Still a bit gimpy to start out, but eased into it and ended up with a respectable 7:53 average. Ran in the 2120s, which are pretty good--the fit is incomparably better--but finally broke down and got another pair of Nimbi to rotate with them. Why hurt unnecessarily? Don't think much of the design on this year's model: the soles look just like marshmallows. I guess they're marketing to old people with disposable incomes. But they work.

2120 - 10.5.

Maiden Nimbic voyage. They may look like marshmallows, but man my feet feel better on top of all that gel.

Dinner was late and low-carb, so not a whole lot of energy all things considered. But took it slow and was able to finish up at a pretty good clip.

This run felt really good. Took the Ravenna hill at a nice clip and had a lot left by the time I got home. Pleasant evening.

Nimbus 20

Another nice run. This time in the Progrid 4s, which were sinfully comfortable. In fact, almost too good to be true: can't imagine they'll hold up under any demanding pace, or for too long. But that's fine, I'll rotate them in with the Asics and use them for base-building. Got a nice deal on them, and at that price, no complaints.

Saucony 8.

So I was getting frisky after the unplanned layoff. Greenlake to Interurban and back via Ravenna to Gasworks. Started out pretty pokey, more out of caution than anything else. Opened it up a bit coming back down, hit 6:25 along the lake, then eased up slightly. Foot was a bit sore by last mile, and poked that one out, but good stretching afterwards and the next day I actually felt better than when I started. Go figure.

7:39 average through 12, 7:43 as a whole. Saucony 21.1.