7-24-13 Starting to Have Fun


So here I am again, you've not gotten rid of me just yet (not that you'd want to I am just a ball of excitement). I thought I would include my new shoes being worn as my picture today. I am a big fan of Altra shoes by the way. I sport a size 14 running shoe and my foot is wide as well, so Altra has a wide toe box and allows my meta tarsals to spread out (which feels really nice). When I was trying to decide which shoes to get I did try a lot of various shoes. The only reason I think I am able to do the zero drop is because I wore a pair for almost a year before I started my training.

Right now I have started to follow some blogs on running and am going to try to implement things like controlling the intake of gels, beans, etc... when I get to runs that are over 2 hours. I did find a post about proper hydration for big runners. I tried it today as I ran and it helped a lot, between 15-20 minutes drink 5 to 12 oz. water. But I have been reading things that I have no idea about it, like compression socks or those arm sleeves. It's been entertaining reading a lot of the things that float out there on the internet. I have also found a couple of guys who have done something similar to what I am. That was encouraging.

Alright so here's the results of my run today.
3 miles at a 13:30 average pace, mile 1 was 12:34.00, mile 2 was 14:26.00 the last mile was 13:00.00 even. My last .25 was my cool down. Breathing wise, I struggled for the first part, and had to slow down a couple of times to regain my breath. All things considered today was a successful run.

So I am improving and liking the feeling after running.

Have Fun!

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