Running to not Grow Old

So, not sure that this was exactly a threshold run. but it was a little faster than easy. My friend calls this type of run a Kenyan workout, not sure if that's ethnically correct or not. Here's the splits:

Mile 1 - 07:41.23

Mile 2 - 07:31.48

Ran the usual 5 mile lunchtime route, nice and easy to recover from going a little faster yesterday. I wore my normal shoes to give my feet a rest, but in hindsight it wasn't very fun. Just felt like I was strapping on big chunks of rubber that didn't really help much.

Another easy five in the VFFs at lunch. Just enjoyed the beautiful 50 degree weather here in Seattle and actually saw some sunshine! 

Another 5 miles on the waterfront, pretty casual with a little kick at the end. Felt pretty good.

So, interesting run today. It was good and bad. I started off on an 18 mile route in my five fingers. I was feeling a little sore right from the start, mostly in my ankles. I think maybe I pushed the pace a little fast this week. Anyway, I had some issues with blisters, which started to really worry me around mile 7. By mile 9 the combination of sore ankles and blisters forced me to call Jenni and have her bring me a pair of regular shoes. This allowed me to finish out the run, and even enjoy some of the later parts of it. I'm still a little sore in the ankles the day after, so I think I'll run in my regular shoes for a bit.

 Besides the minor setbacks, it was a beautiful run and fun to go far. I tested out a portion of the route I will be running on my birthday. Lots of water views. Gotta love Seattle.