54:47 ==> 7:18 pace. Slept in a little today (7am), and ran south in the light thru Crockett Park, along the River trail, into Brent Meade along Devens Drive, and then back. I was a little lethargic at first. Two miles into the run on the river trail I decided to pick up the speed and ran 5:45 pace for 2/3 of a mile. I slowed down when I got to the end of the river trail, doing a relaxed run for a little while, and then did another fast mile (1.06 miles in 6:00, that means about 5:40 pace), and then just ran home. I didn't feel like going fast for an extended period of time, but it was nice to go fast. I bought some heel raisers this morning after my run. My left achilles heel has been a little stiff lately. It felt about like this (maybe a little worse) 1.5 months ago, but I bought some new shoes and it went away. I have ran about 250 miles in my new shoes. I hope to get around 500 out of them. How far do other people run in their shoes? I was told to get new shoes every 300-500 miles -- by the lady in the running store and also by a guy at my church who is a podiatrist. Running can be expensive if I buy a new pair of shoes every 300 miles! The podiatrist said that the heel raisers might help. I typically run on the left side of the road which is a little sloped -- maybe it also has something to do with my left achilles heel hurting a little. Any thoughts? |