7-6-2013

today was another good day when it comes to running. I really feel as if I pushed myself. It was really nice. These past two runs have felt like I have really started to prove. But unfortunately it's not at the same pace as my training schedule. I am hoping by the time I get to the end of my pre-training that I am able to run the continuous 30 minutes, right now I am right around 8 (which is quite the accomplishment.

I have struggled with breath control the past two runs, at the same time I have pushed myself harder than I had previously. Yesterday I was craving the feeling I had Wednesday after my run. Even now I think I could have pushed harder today.

It's happened two runs in a row, I started to get a side stitch, on one side then it starts on the other side a little later. It was a bit of a pain, literally and figuratively. I looked up what it is believed they are caused from and concluded I still don't like them.

Right now I am running in a pair of size 12.5 Altra Instincts, I love the shoes! But I know I will need to get a slightly larger size as I run longer and longer amounts of time. So I have been using Runners World shoe finder guide to look at shoes, as well as frequent the local running store (The Runner's Corner in Orem). I am torn between 4 shoes right now, the Altra Instinct 1.5 the new version of what i have now, Altra Provision 1.5 with a stability wedge, Altra Torin with a little more cushion than I have now, or the Mizuno Wave Rider 16 which just has a good feel to it that's similar to the Altra's, but are shaped differently. If anyone has any suggestions that would be great!

thanks for reading,

Riley