My calves are a little sore, but other than that so far I feel surprisingly good after Saturday. I did notice on our tiny hike yesterday that my right achilles hurts a bit when going downhill, so I've been thinking about my shoes. On real downhills (like coming down some of the streets perpendicular to 11th avenue or that one little stretch toward the beginning of the Des News 10k) sometimes I try to just kind of let go and go - no thinking about form or anything, just kind of pounding down and hoping that my legs catch me and that I don't have to try to stop suddenly. It's pretty hard on my quads but a nice rest aerobically as long as I remember to breathe. So I wonder if my achilles was sore from Saturday because of the Altra/downhill combination? I run between the midfoot and the forefoot but go more toward the midfoot when I'm going down a steeper hill. Am I going to hurt myself if I try to pound down a real hill in flat shoes? What if I heel strike down the hill to kind of put on the brakes? Anyway, I procrastinated my run until right after dinner and some brownies. My legs felt heavy and my tummy felt rumbly and I want to try last Tuesday's run again tomorrow, so I just kept it to 2 miles. | 