Believe to Achieve

Wore my Mizuno precision 11s from over a year ago on the TM for 12 miles--  I really think the injury is shoe related.  Brooks Pureflow are rather "smooshy" and they turn my foot inward at the ankle and heel.  I was great when  I ran all the 70 mile weeks in December in my year old well over 700 miles mizunos.  They have been sold out since the first month.  I got two of the second color (orange, I am sporting them on my blog picture at the Bryce 1/2 marathon) last April and May.   I was never injured in all four of those pairs.  Then mizuno changed the flexibility of the precision with their japanese flower model (the precision 12s) and progressively my inner foot could not take too much flexibility and I got injured with PF just before SGM.  I am bummed the pretty light blue pair are no where to be found on line (they were just too cute).  The orange are available a lot of places (not so cute, but hey I MATCH JAKE : D).  I just bought a pair.  I burnt my other two to the ground wearing them completely out last summer with all my running lunacy. 

Anyway ran 12 miles with the abdominal flu-like symptoms-- nausea, and cramping and you know what.  I felt weak but I just kept it up and started to feel better around mile 6.  My ankle and heel was RATHER EXCRUCIATINGLY painful the first mile.  I almost thought I would have to truly stop and take a week off....and then I started running on my forefoot and suddenly the pain went away!!  The mizunos then naturally took over since they have more of a lift (12mm) then the Brooks Pureflow (4mm drop) and the altras which are zero drop.  Life was better.  I could see the light in my injury ending with a change in shoes.  I will still wear my altras as I don't think they are the problem.  The Brooks are just too narrow and for a 4mm drop they sure put in quite the arch support insert.  DO NOT like the feel of it.  I have crushed it flat with all my miles in them but still I can feel it torquing my foot.  I am going to stay away from them for a while.  AP today 7:47 for 12 progressive miles at 1 %-- 8:27, 8:20, 8:13, 8:06, 8:00, 7:53, 7:47, 7:41, 7:41, 7:35, 7:24-7:30, 6:50 for the last mile. BTW Boston Goal time--- 3:10 to 3:15.  Not planning on overdoing it unless some miracle happens.

Came home and did some pushups, WEEK 1.  And some upper body weights like I used to do back in November. I have been slacking.  Planks x 60/45/45.  Still feel week and flu-like.  Should pass.  May be skiing today with the kids at Brighton since we have free passes.