Yesterday I ran 3 miles after work. A post-work run is usually tiring run, because I have been on my feet a good portion of the day, and I am already tired. What didn't help was the food I ate.
I ate crappy food yesterday. I had oatmeal for breakfast, but didn't have lunch. I nibble of snack items at work. So while I took in calories, I didn't take in nutrition. It's what I call junk calories. It makes for a lousy run.
As I said the run was kind of pokey. I wasn't going for speed. I just wanted a run in for the day. I did 3.05. During the run, I felt little energy. A smarter me would have have had a small lunch. So my tank was not operating on a good tank of gas.
I was also aware of my shoes. The right heel on my new shoes is already "smushing." We'll make that a real word in this case. Because I supinate, the heels are usually the first to go, especially the right heel. If you look at my shoes side to side, you see the right one is already rolling to the outside. What this means is I will have to replace these shoes sooner than the Brooks.
I felt I had to watch how I ran, so as not to make my foot roll any further to the outside. I don't know if it works, but I felt a difference in my running. The problem is I don't know if that is a good thing. If the shoe gets worn down too quickly, I risk an even bigger pull to the outside, and then I hear from Mr. IT Band. Nooooooo! So I am going to keep an eye on this.
For the week I have run 8.05 miles. Have a long run on Saturday.
Charlie
No comments:
Post a Comment