Tuesday night, I lifted weights and did the Oiselle Dirty Dozen core workout.
I’ve never done core work consistently, but I know it’ll make me stronger and faster, so I’m now officially trying. That workout is intense! I’m definitely feeling the burn today.
For tonight’s run, I wore my most subtle running gear.
Because I simply hate standing out in a crowd.
My goal was five easy miles, so what I wound up doing was frustrating.
Can’t. Slow. Down.
This was the second run in my new shoes, and this time I really focused on how they felt. The toebox is roomier than I’m used to, and I went up a half-size from my usual 8.5 based on the salesgirl’s recommendation; I just don’t know if I’ve got too much room for my toes to flop around. I definitely feel like I’m running differently, but I’m not sure it’s in a good way.
I got too hung up thinking about the shoes to relax, so my shoulders and upper back felt really tight just a few miles in. I kept trying to breathe, relax, and slow down.
Yeah, didn’t work. I was too anxious about the shoe situation and my 15K on Saturday. Which shoes will I wear?
I think the safe route is to go with my Ghosts, but the new shoes are definitely helping me run fast even when I try to slow down. I’ll do one last easy run in the Ghosts tomorrow and then decide.
Cross my heart, hope to die, I’ll be good and run 9:00+ miles tomorrow!
Dev on Running 