No snow today so my shoes actually made contact with the pavement for the whole run!

Although this morning's 14 miles was not as fast as last week, it felt better and I am more satisfied with it. The goal was to run 14 hilly miles with 4x200 repeats near the beginning and 3x1 mile LT intervals near the end...the same as last week. The difference was that I did not push the middle miles. So although the overall pace was slower I was more able to push the LT miles. Overall my pace was 7:15 and the LT intervals were between 6:15 and 6:20. Well, except for the second LT mile, which is a series of four steep steps. I would have been happy with a 7:00 on this stretch but managed 6:45.

I originally headed out wearing the Saucony Azura. After a hundred yards I realized that I needed to go back and change shoes. These shoes have most of the cushioning under the heel and relatively little under the forefoot. My feet have been sore lately so I went back home, put on the Asics Flash and felt fine. The Azuras have a very built up heel. They will be great for heel strikers but should be avoided by more efficient mid-foot or forefoot strikers.

Victor

Cross-training: 0.0 miles
Running: 14.0 miles
Shoes: Asics GEL Flash
WTD running: 14.0 miles
WTD total: 24.0 miles

posted by Not So Competitive Runner at 4:42 PM