Sixteen weeks? Really? Wow…
Basics out of the way. Bad scale week. Up a little, but that’s my pattern–good week, bad week–so I’ll ride it out.
More importantly, the running is awesome. It’s going well. I’m loving it, I’m loving pushing myself, and I wish I could be out there more and more. I’m already starting to plan out next year’s race schedule and thinking about building my training plans. Going to change it up some and try some different things in the spirit of ‘if you want something you’ve never had, you have to do something you’ve never done.’ Big goals are suddenly seeming more and more possible and I’m beside myself with the excitement of it.
LOVING the new shoes, and so are my joints. I ran minimal for YEARS. And I still love minimal shoes–the main reason I switched is that my old shoes–the New Balance Minimus–are no longer in production. I also thought that with my IT band/hip/knee issues a little bit of cushion might benefit me. Turns out it has. I’m definitely recovering faster and feeling better immediately after long runs with some shock absorption. I’ll definitely be ordering another pair to start working into the rotation since I’ll be running a lot. Also in the market for a new pair of trail shoes for winter–I’ll be on the dreadmill more, but when I do go out I like something with a *little* more tread than road shoes.
Running *can* be an inexpensive sport/hobby–but what fun is that?
Lemieux Foundation Pens 6.6k this weekend. Planning another PR. One of my favorite races of the year. Can’t wait. More about that on Monday. Have a good weekend folks.