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Providence,UT,

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Apr 18, 2008

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Male

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Age Division Winner

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no heart attack yet

Short-Term Running Goals:

~~turn 50 and have a colonoscopy~~ done

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avoid open heart surgery

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I am a 50 year old biochemistry professor at Utah State University in Logan.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Mizuno Precision 9 Lifetime Miles:						255.80
Saucony Triumph 5 Lifetime Miles:						97.70
Vibram Five Finger Sprints Lifetime Miles:						242.26
Wave Rider 11 Lifetime Miles:						342.95
Mizuno Wave Ronin Lifetime Miles:						183.31
Brooks T5 Lifetime Miles:						107.40
NB 790 Pair 3 Lifetime Miles:						244.65
Hoka Bondi B Lifetime Miles:						758.08
Hyperspeed 3 Pair 3 Lifetime Miles:						74.03
Nike Free Plus Yellow Lifetime Miles:						70.60
Kinvara 2 Lifetime Miles:						53.52

Sat, Mar 06, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
13.15	0.00	0.00	0.00	13.15

went back to my heaviest cushioned shoe the dreaded NB 1062 to protect my strained calf. it seems to have worked as I didn't have any problems, aside from hating the heavy rigid shoes. 9.1 miles.

then I switched into my new nike frees for another 4 miles. don't really know what to say about them. the five fingers and 790s are a much more natural running shoe, but the free has more cushioning. I will leave it in the rotation before passing judgment. important thing now is to protect the calves next week. I may incorporate one day of water running per week to help things out and maybe also do more cross training as I can't seem to break over 50 miles a week right now on the pavement without getting in trouble.

13.15 total miles 7:35 average.

NB 1062 Pair 1 Miles: 9.10	Nike Free Miles: 4.05

Comments

From Aaron Kennard on Sun, Mar 07, 2010 at 02:14:19 from 174.51.250.151

That's quite the closet full of shoes your acquiring there!

Does your form/stride change much when you wear different types of shoes?

From Scott Ensign on Sun, Mar 07, 2010 at 20:35:24 from 65.100.253.126

I try to maintain the same form, but the heavy cushioned shoes with big heels are designed for heel striking making it hard not to. Heel striking is a lot less stress on the calves, but causes shin splints and tibial tendonitis for me. Best solution I think is just to stay off pavement and concrete, but here in Logan we have few options in that regard unless you go into the mountains and trail run. My ideal running location would be Corvallis Oregon and the logging roads/dirt trails there.

From Nan Kennard on Mon, Mar 08, 2010 at 13:18:30 from 174.51.250.151

I like your shoe analysis. I am coming to some of the same conclusions myself. When my achilles and calves are tight, its definitely easier to run in more cushioned shoes. But it is easier to keep good form in flatter shoes.

Great run!

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