Trial run

Got me some new kicks. That's what the new shoes look like there to the right, though I'm rolling in the silver and black (the awesome Green and White Michigan State edition wasn't in stock).

As per the advice of the doctor who examined my ailing left foot, I purchased the Saucony Hurricane 10 for my next two months of training. I took them out for a trial run today and I can immediate tell a difference, as I should -- my Brooks had over 400 miles on them.

I ran three miles on Monday in my Brooks at a 7:30/miles pace and had some minor discomfort afterward. Today was a speedwork day and I decided it was an opportune time to try out the Hurricanes. I tried to get up at 5 am, but that wasn't happening. After hitting the snooze a bunch of times, I was out the door at roughly 7:30.

I planned on running 8 miles outside this morning, but even at that hour it was too stinkin' hot and humid to stay out there long. For what it's worth, I did log six along the St. Petersburg waterfront and then finished up with two on a treadmill indoors. Outside, my splits were 9:10/6:34/11:07/7:13/11:12/7:07. Inside, I did half-mile splits of about 4:15/3:15 for two miles.

Immediately after the run, I felt a tiny bit of discomfort in my left foot, but not enough to say running today was a bad idea. During the run, I felt fantastic -- minus the heat -- and sitting here after being done for a while, my foot is presenting no issues. The big test will be to see how it feels later tonight and when I wake up tomorrow.

Stay tuned...