Today I got a new pair of shoes before going out for my run. My old pair has about 180 miles on them, and while they still should have life left, I had decided last fall that when the current pair are about 1/2 through their expected life, I wanted to start cycling in a new pair at that time.
This was an idea I read about, and it seems like it makes sense. There are a couple reasons for getting new shoes in this fashion. One, it gives the just-used shoes time to decompress, as apparently it is not uncommon for the soles of shoes to take more than one day to 'recover' from the pounding they've received. This can supposedly help extend the life of the shoe. I'm not yet running every day, so theoretically this shouldn't affect their performance. Another reason for rotating shoes is to help during the break in period, if there is any. Shorter runs can be done on the new shoes, and the longer runs can be done with the more pliable older shoes. Finally - and this is a somewhat situation idea I came up with - since I took a good 4-5 weeks off, my legs ability to endure constant pounding may have dwindled - so new shoes with new cushioning might be beneficial. One wouldn't start running from scratch with old, worn out shoes.
So anyway - the other reason for running today was just to keep forward movement on getting back into the swing of things. It was raining by the time I got back from the store, but I decided it would be better to run in the rain during daylight than the delay another day and have to run in the dark (on a weekday - so after work).
Total Time: 49:35
Total Distance: 5.25 miles
Avg HR: 158
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