Going shopping for a bike tonight (and for oil for the stationary bike in the house), so I decided to get my run in before dinner. I'm definitely not used to it still being so warm when I run...but I guess it's a good challenge.
I decided to run tonight's 2 miles fairly fast for a training run, and make it a little bit of a speed workout. I walked for 60 seconds at the 1-mile point, but still finished the 2 miles in 25:05. It felt good when I was done, but during the actual running it was definitely a mind-over-matter thing. I kept telling myself "this difficulty is all in your head, you can run this distance at this pace"...but it was sheer will for the last 1/2 mile. It was probably a good thing I passed some people talking in a parked car...I made myself keep running till I knew they couldn't see me, and then I only had about 200 yards left to go.
The games we play with ourselves...
I also think I'm getting close to needing a new pair of running shoes...I read somewhere that if the outer midsole starts to look worn, it probably means that the inner structure of the shoe has also started to break down. I'm not feeling a lot of cushioning...though I'm currently running in Asics Duomax, so they're lightweight to begin with. They're starting to feel like there's not a lot between me and the sidewalk, however. I think I may choose a slightly sturdier shoe next time, since I'm now keeping up a fairly consistent running schedule and am going to be steadily increasing distance.
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