If you follow me on Daily Mile (or Twitter by default, cause DM tweets all my workouts), you already know the punchline to my story. But, I think you should listen again 🙂
We don’t need a recap on how I’m a slow runner: we all know this part of the story. The good part is that I set out yesterday with no intentions other than running an easy 3 miler with Tally. It was around 75*, so fairly toasty, at the end of the work day, and with my dog, who we all know is a little crazy. Typical runs with her usually involve rabbits, swimming, and dislocated shoulders on my part. You know, the usual.
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| Don’t be fooled by the Yoda ears– she is really a rabbit-chasing ninja! |
I wore my Garmin, like I always do, but didn’t pay much attention to it. I’m making a concerted effort not to stare at the numbers! However, I glanced down at 1.5 miles and saw that I was cruising! Of course, then I got a little excited and decided to pick it up and see how fast I could run a 5k in.
And guess what? I did it in 27:37! Again, I know for lots of y’all, that isn’t speedy, but it is practically race car speed for me! And you know what else? I even hit a 6:52 pace at some point! I’m sure that was for barely a second, but whatever. It counts! 🙂
I thought about it all night, and I have to say that I seriously love the new Pure Cadence shoes that I bought a month ago. Honestly, I think they have something to do with my increased speed because those suckers are so light! They still have a bit of support, and they aren’t zero drop, so I haven’t had any sore muscle issues at all. Granted, I haven’t run over 4 miles in them, but I’m debating giving it a try….
I tried one other delightful thing yesterday that I think helped!
Injinji toe socks! Yes, they look ridiculous, but I just bought them at REI a few days ago and was excited to try them. Because of my terrible feet and awful bunions, I have a tendency to blister between my toes. These socks looked like they could help. Again, it was only a 5k, but I didn’t have ANY blisters or ANY hot spots even. I’m thinking I’m onto something!
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I’ve got no insight for you in regards to your shoes but wanted to say “Dang girl!” about your run. Kick ass. I know that feeling of accomplishment because I too am a slowpoke. Awesome.
Nice run! Don’t give the shoes too much credit, you were the one out there pushing the pace! I don’t really know anything about this, but I would say maybe work up to it slowly to be safe? But defer to the experts on this one.
If you believe the Pure Cadence help you run faster, they help you run faster/better, just a mental thing but I do tend to believe that shoes help or hurt us when we run (if nothing else the Placebo Affect). Yes the Injini socks are weird to look at, but if they save you from having blisters on your toes they are well worth the cost. Things like blisters, sore feet, chaffing or any of those other “little things” all slow you down and when you combine them together can slow you down quite a bit. It sounds like you are getting rid of the distractions, believing in your running and are able to focus on going faster 🙂 Congrats and keep up the great work.
That is very speedy! Way to go. I agree with Alyssa, I would build up the mileage slowly in the shoes just to be on the safe side.
Awesome job!!! way to go!
Great job!!!
I love Tally, so cute!
Nice job on the run, don’t those feel great?! Love Tals! That fave is too cute! Also, I agree with Alyssa and Bean, slowly build the mileage in those shoes. Maybe one week go 4-5, the next 6-7, the next 7-8 && so forth. A pain I know. But injuries are an even bigger pain! Keep up the great work!
YAY! That is excellent news! Speed is all relative to each of us and all that matters is that you are happy with your progress and it makes you smile :). That makes me smile :).
If you haven’t been wearing zero drop shoes much, I’d break them in very gradually….a few miles here and there and each week add a little bit more distance until you can work you way up to the distance of choice. Your feet and legs will be thankful :).
I wear the same shoes too! I’ve been wanting to do longer runs in my Pure Cadence, but worried about making my calf/Achilles tightness worse. I would say slowly ease into it. It would suck to be 6 miles into a run, only to realize that your legs are completely dead and don’t want to move anymore.
Yay for speedy runs! I think those toe socks look hilarious. I can’t help you with the shoe thing, I only use one type of shoe. 🙂
Great job! Speedy on the loose! I would say you could give the longer distance a try, but definitely be aware of how it feels once you hit the higher miles. Put yourself in a position to say “that’s enough” if you find yourself in some uncomfortableness or pain. Keep the run close to your house or car, that would be my suggestion. Your body will let you know how to proceed. Great job again!
Lucky you if you haven’t had any issues with the lower heel drop! I’ve had some really tight claves but they are getting better. I’ve been using the Kinvara’s but want to try out the Brooks I think. I would go easy still on the longer distances.
Way to go on that run! It’s so great when you get to see your hard work paying off!
I say go for it on the longer distance, but carefully. Really pay attention to your legs, especially the calves. I started out in Kinvara’s running only 3-6 miles in them and now run marathons in them. You just have to bump up when you feel you can!
Oh, and, AWESOME RUN! WAY TO WORK IT!
I wish I could run with my dog but she’s a nutcase.
I’ve just added you on DailyMile!
My husband got me those socks while he was away on business and they were game changers! They are a little thin, but I wear them under other socks for long runs. I didnt know they have pink….
speedy gonzalez!! no help from me on the shoes – i have no idea!
Congrats on the time! That’s pretty speedy for me, too.
great time!! that’s a good time to me!! BTW omg…you have bunions too?!
Yes ma’am! Well, one actually, on my right foot. As of now, I don’t have any signs of anything on the left–weird 🙂