New shoes. New run.

I decided to get on the road early this morning as I was up first thing and it’s such a lovely morning.

I headed out in my new Asic GT-2170’s expecting the run I ran Thursday and was surprised when the coach increased the run time. At first I was daunted by this but soon found my stride.

As the coach said I am already running double the time I did two weeks ago which I think is quite remarkable. This ensured I ran further, longer and burned more calories so this is my best run to date. I also cracked 4 k. A few more runs like this and I will be at my goal of 5k sooner than I expected.

It was lovely to get out so early this morning as there was no one around except the local wildlife and I got to bask in the sunlight as it rose over the horizon.

I really enjoyed today’s run and I think that may be in some part to my new shoes as I have little pain following this run. I used to get shin splints with my normal trainers and that simply isn’t the case now. I do see the importance of good shoes and encourage anyone running to get an assessment and invest in a decent pair.