A difficult three miles November 17, 2006
Posted by regivizz Motivation, Running
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Last night I headed out of work early (4ish) and ran at the lake. It’s still too wet on my dirt trails.
I ran 3 miles without stopping to walk at all…for which I’m happy. It took me 9 minutes and 15 seconds to run the first mile. Nine and 28 to run the third. I’m sooooo slow. And my shins hurt. Badly.
Figuring that shoes need to be replaced every 350 miles or so, that’s probably my problem. I’ve done about 500 in this pair.
Planning on a long run Sunday. Saturday will be fairly busy. Don’t know yet how far it will be.
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Better watch out. I ran over 500 miles on my first pair, and ended up with 3 stress fractures. The fact that I was also running farther and faster with that same pair didn’t help either. A $90 investment could have saved me a thousand dollar of medical bill. Not to mention, 2 months off running.
I now have two pairs of running shoes (which I named them Brie and Cherie) that I rotate after every run. After 250 miles including one marathon (my first), Brie is about ready to be retired. I’m getting shin splints almost everytime I run with Brie.
Buy a new pair before your long run on Sunday. Your shins will love you. Oh, that and some ice.