Let’s Talk About My Run Yesterday

Heather

13 years ago

And you know why? Because it was so speeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedy for me!

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.

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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This is a real question that I’m looking for advice on: as I said, I’ve only worn the Pure Cadence on runs of 4 miles or less and am still using my Brooks Adrenalines for my longer runs. However, I noticed the extra weight on Sunday, and am really loving the Pure Cadence. I think they might make my long runs even more enjoyable. But….

Do you think jumping up to 9-10 mile runs in shoes with 4mm drop is going to help me injure myself? Would that be jumping in too quickly? Or have I tested them out enough?