Mileage Report

Jogged about 2 miles in Boise in my old, black Salomons. Ran through neighborhoods by Lowell Scott Middle School. No major pain, but felt weak and terrible overall. Felt more fatigued towards the end of the run as the 95 degree heat began to take its toll. My run in Boise last November (Thanksgiving) felt lousy as well.

Walked 3.0 miles in Pocatello. It was a nice night, with very little wind. 

Lifted chest and back before I jogged 3 miles on the ISU treadmill in my new Asics shoes.

Chest:

5 sets of 12-20 reps on the seated bench press cable machine.  I alternated grip position.

3 sets of 10-15 reps on the seated incline bench press cable machine (in corner). 

Back:

3-4 sets of 12-20 reps of cable pull-downs with the pull-up bar attachment going in front of my head. Something felt "tweaked" in my front left shoulder during all sets. I may have injured my shoulder playing with my parent's dog over the weekend. 

2-3 sets of 12-15 reps on the seated row cable machine near the pull up station.

Abs: 

2 sets of sit-ups on the incline machine

1 set of roman chair leg lifts

1 set of crunches on the ab machine (in corner) 

Jogging:

Increased rate from 5.6 at beginning of run, up to 7.0 on my last lap.  I used my new Asics shoes and the run felt very good. I think the shoes make a big difference.  I probably could have gone 4 or 5 miles at a slightly slower pace without much more difficulty. 

Ran 6 miles in 60 minutes on the ISU treadmill in my new Asics shoes. Most of my run was at a pace of 6.0 - 6.2, although I did increase the rate to 6.4 for about 0.5 miles, before I noticed some very slight tenderness in first only my left calf then only my right calf (they alternated, which was very weird), which subsided and mostly disappeared from mile 3 to the end of the run at mile 6. At the 5 mile mark I noticed some very slight tenderness in both of my knees until the end of the run.

It should also be noted that I had to stop after 30 minutes for about 30 seconds to restart the treadmill because they are programmed to automatically shut down after 30 minutes. Overall, I felt okay, but not great. I really do like these shoes, and think that they make a substantial difference versus my old New Balance and old Asics running shoes.