I went out with my new kicks for the first time this morning. They are great. I had a really good run. I did 5 miles without stopping halfway through, which I always do. I ran an 8:47 average mile and finished in 44 minutes. Another contributing factor to my good run was that I bought new headphones last night. They're the kind that hook around your ear so that they don't fall out. I swear, I was pushing those earbuds back in my ears every 1/2 mile with my old ones. I had no idea what a difference that would make. Plus, I had Michael with me. He did almost his entire 2 miles without stopping. I told him he's a serious runner now. I'm sure his new iPod helped his motivation also. It was a cold morning, but not windy. That made a big difference.
My right knee is a little twitchy. That's the best way to describe it. It's not sore. It feels out of whack, like I need to pop it back to its happy place or something. It hurts when I walk and go down stairs, but it felt fine to run on. I'll take it easy in preparation for our 18-mile run this weekend.
Here's a picture of most of my awesome team. We all went out to dinner two Sundays ago after the Philly Marathon. I did the half, and our coach, Gary (second in on left), did the full. His wife, Bobbi (third in on left), is a walk coach. I don't know what TNT would do without this dynamo duo! And I don't know what I'd do without all of these guys. Thanks for the picture, Ed!
2 comments:
I like that yours, mine and Derrick's events are all on 3 back to back weekends!
These are my headphones. I really think they are great for working out. They loop up around the ears, keeping them in place, then back behind the skull to keep them out of the way.
http://www.productwiki.com/sony-mdr-as50g/
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