3.31 Cold Run – wind chill at 0
February 5th, 2009
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Short Bailout Morning Run
February 3rd, 2009
Left calf still hurting. I cut a 5K run down to a 1.22 miler. Hopefully, it’ll heal soon.
Week of Treadmill Runs and Injury
February 1st, 2009
I haven’t posted any running maps since Monday, since it was the last day I ran outside. All week it has been icy which forced me to do treadmill runs only.
And, I hurt my calves this week, causing me to postpone/cancel my scheduled long run today. See: my recent DailyMile.com note
Thank You Brooks Running. Free exchange!
January 15th, 2009
UPDATE: Brooks Running (Brooks Sports) are providing me with a FREE exchange for my broken Brooks Racer ST 3 pair!
Anybody got some super glue?
January 15th, 2009
I guess I’m not completely mid-foot striking. I started out well up on my fore-feet, and I thought I at least maintained a mid-foot strike style throughout my 4 mile run (30:07) on the awesome Woodway treadmills at Lifetime Fitness.
But, my right outer heel of my Brooks Racer ST 3 now looks like:
Running form awareness
January 8th, 2009
I’ve never really paid attention to my running form even though I’ve ran a bunch of races (5K up to marathon). I had heard of mid-foot or even fore-foot striking, but it never really registered.
Recently, a tweet led me down a search until I found Newton Running’s “run better” page. The animation really drives home the point.
This morning I was conscious about my foot strikes, and had a fast and easy 4.67 miles.
