I Run

The Asics Speedstar 3 feels like the shoe I should have been using all along. Yesterday I put my first 18 miles on these very light shoes. I found that I started out too fast, somewhat like getting in a new car and not realizing that you hit 80 mph until you see blue lights flashing behind you. But going fast in these shoes feels good. The Gel Nimbus 10s I'd been using before feel like bricks compared to the Speedstars. Since I'd done some very fast tempo running the day before, I thought that I might not be able to do my 18-miler at a fast enough pace. But after stopping at home after 10 miles to get a drink, it was not too difficult to push the pace for the final eight miles. During the last couple of miles I did feel some discomfort on my right forefoot, which could be due to the reduced amount of cushioning in these shoes. Or it could be due to the fatigue of two hard runs two days in a row. We'll see how the shoe progresses through the rest of my training period.

# posted by jm @ 12:27 PM