I finally broke through my 13.1 mile barrier today. Total: 17 Miles - Pace: ~9:42 - Time: ~2:45 - HR - 136 avg - Ascent/Descent: 1900 ft. I met some of the guys from Your Castle Real Estate (the brokerage I have my license with) down at City Park to run this morning. I got there about an hour early to get some additional time in. I ran barefoot for a slow 4 miles or so. It was pretty good most of the time, but there were sections of the path that were super rocky and painful. I changed into my FiveFingers when I got back to the car for more comfort, and I met up with Charles Roberts, Drew Shope, and Pat Shamblin - and we ran a comfortable and easy 10 miles in various loops around the park. I had a good time. It's nice to have good company to run with occasionally. I almost always run by myself (which I also love because I really enjoy doing my own thing and going my own pace a lot). Then they left and I wanted to keep going a little longer because: - I felt great
- I wanted to check the mileage on the smaller (3 mile) loop we did because I stopped my watch earlier on accident and
- I wanted to test out my new 'New Balance 790's' that came in the mail yesterday.
I liked the 790's a lot. Thanks jun and twinkies for the recommendation. And what a deal, they are only $40! at Nordstrom right now. Get them while they last (since they are not making them anymore) I would still prefer that the soles were a little more flat, but they are pretty close. I also have pretty wide feet, and even though they are D width, I think they would be more comfortable wider. I guess I'm just too accustomed to free roaming toes. On my last 3 mile loop I averaged 7:30 pace and it felt great! It felt good to pick up the pace and go faster for a while after just cruising super easy for 2.5 hours at 10 min pace. All of it was fun though. I noticed it felt easier to go faster in the shoes. They have good traction which helps on the snow sections.
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