Got the Kinvaras today and went to the track to try them out/break them in. I'm coming to a realization -- I have a hard time running much over 9:00 pace if I don't have the TM to slow me down. First mile was about 9:30, second mile was 9:08, you get the idea. If that's my new "slow" pace, than why can't I run faster than 8:06? The Kinvaras were fine. I've run in enough minimalist shoes that it's not much of an adjustment at all, between all the Adizeros and the Green Silences.
I've just about come to the conclusion that I'll be entering Top of Utah. London looks extremely unlikely due to high demand and some Seven Continents Club that I didn't know about until it was too late. SCC is apparently their VIP club and gets first crack at in-demand races like London. And Top of Utah is the right weekend to give me a chance to get a sub-3:30 before open season starts on BQ-4:59 and less.
I'll go ahead and submit a request for London, expect to be turned down, try to qualify at Logan for Boston, then do the AAMA team if I don't qualify (or don't get in if I do qualify). Training is going well enough that I should at least have a shot at a BQ, although what I'm going to do with really long runs in the summer heat is an open question (5 a.m. vs. treadmill). I suppose I need to do at least a couple of them outside, starting probably a week from Tuesday.
Just noticed that I've now done more mileage in the first 17 days of June than I did in 31 days in May. Probably will be close to 200 miles in June, over 200 in July and August, health permitting. | 