THOR running: Not fast..but I pound the pavement!

Was excited to get out and run today... however it was not as fun when I got out.  I bought some new running shoes and they did not appear to have an appropriate amount of cushion.  Meaning I can feel my knees and feet are aching now after my run... not good.  I am going to give them another try this afternoon on the treadmill but if I am still in pain I will seek a different pair quickly!  I took the cushion out that came with the shoe and put my Pinnacle insert in... this afternoon I am going to put the cushion back in along with my Pinnacle insert.  Hoping this will eliminate the issue.  In the meantime I am going to pop some advil and soak my feet/ankle in some ice.

In addition about 5 miles into my run I tweaked my left ankle on a curve!  Not enough to have a sprain but just enough to aggrivate me.  :-( 

Ok enough of the negative stuff.  I was able to get into my zone this morning and my cardio felt great. I could talk at the end of my run (i.e. a lady was walking a dog and I was able to speak with no issues).  I pushed for an extra two not because I want to up my mileage this week but because I am uncertain as to hoe many miles I can get in due to travelling etc.  If I get my planned 50 in then I will take off but I am honestly guessing I will have to miss a day here or there.  Either way I plan to log my miles on the days that I can get out.  Goal for today is to get in another 3-4 later on the treadmill...that would be a great start for the week!

Look for an update later today or tommorow...

Happy CHRISTmas eve!! and Happy Holidays!!

Kevin

Had a really great "Family" run today.  Only went 3 miles but I kept up with my wife while pushing a jogging stroller with 2 kids (approx. 75 lbs.).  The rolling hills in our neighborhood were bitter seeet... going up was a big challenge.. however going down the stroller pulled you along and forced larger strides.  Everyone enjoyed getting out... especially the kids who wanted to go another couple of miles :-)

No run today... I did play golf! :-)  I can definitely tell I am getting in much better shape!  It was a cold day but I was lighting the ball up... felt good to start feeling like I am really getting in good shape.

As expected I was travelling for the holidays, and although I could have ran... opted to spend time with the family and enjoy life!!  Only get a few holidays with family so ... better take advantage!

Pain Pain and mo Pain...

Ok so I have been all excited about some new running shoes I purchased a few days back.  Well initially I noticed that my feet and knees hurt after running in them but disregarded it thinking that I just needed to "break the shoes in!", well that is not the case... the shoes broke me DOWN!  I felt great at the start of my run this morning and was really confident about getting in my 11 planned miles.  After getting into my run.. my conditioning felt great but my feet were hurting... after a while I worked through the pain and chugged along fairly well for the 11 miles... so much so that I took another lap around which brought me to a total of 14!

Well I did not notice it until I stopped running but my feet were in really bad shape!  So much so that later that day I literally could not put pressure on my right foot!  Ok needless to say I managed to hobble into the shoes store and ask for a credit!  Definitely could not take another step in those shoes and being in so much pain I did not feel comfortable about making a decsion on another purchase.

This is a bummer because even in my old shoes I was running great with no pain, although I probably have a bout 600 miles on them and felt I needed a new pair.  My goal was to avoid injury with a new shoe purchase and I find that I created an injury.  Probably my fault for trying to change shoes!!!  Will probably go back to old faithful!!