Still running

My last post was about how I was getting back to running. That was back in October. Surprise of surprises, I'm still running, although I took a break around the holidays, as many folks did. So this will be a short entry but still one about running, since that's what's on my mind.

I finally did get new shoes, although in my last post I had mentioned that I would be going back to New Balance. Nothing against NB, but I bought, instead, a pair of ASICS Gel Cumulus 10 and they are orange and they are FAB. These shoes are lightweight, offer plenty of cushion and are good for my relatively nonpronating feet. And did I mention that they are orange? ORANGE! I flippin' love 'em.

I'm still at the point where, on the off chance that I do some yard work, I make sure to take my running shoes off and change into my old grubbies. Funny thing is, my old grubbies are my very first pair of running shoes (as an adult runner). They are Addidas and they are circa 1998. They slip on like the proverbial pair of old gloves, they are that comfy. But comfy only for goofy stuff like yard work. They'd be crap for running. They were crap for running when they were brand new, as well — at least for my feet. They would rub and give me blisters. I figured I would just have to break them in and then the blisters would stop coming. Nope. They were simply too wide for my feet. I think I mentioned this in a previous post so I won't digress any further. But they do make great icky-grass shoes.

So I went running today, in the Kansas morning heat. But it hadn't gotten blistering hot yet, so the run was decent. I ran through our neighborhood. I am tracking my mileage (mainly for my shoes) at Map My Run, a Web site that allows the user to map a route (thus the moniker, duh). Since variety is the spice of my life, I like to take a mapped route and alter it slightly to improve my mileage and/or time. So I ran yesterday's route, but I added another loop to lengthen my run. It only added a minute, which surprised me, but I guess that means I was running just a little faster today, as well, and that's a good thing.

That's about it for today's post. I'll try to write more often and I'll also try to NOT write about running all the time, as I know that's not everyone's passion. Till then, happy trails to you!

SAK