Today I decided to pick up the pace. I think I should do these types of runs more often and mix up my base runs which while enjoyable don’t help me to improve. I am thinking I have gotten myself into a sort of rut with my running, getting comfortable with the same old run and the same old pace. Actually I think my pace has slowed down quite a bit. It has seemed like it hasn’t slowed as much as it has because of my exaggeration watch tells me I am still running an 8:30 pace when in reality it is probably closer to 9:30. So in lieu of readjusting my watch (which I plan to do as soon as I get around to digging out the booklet) I am going to use the GPS mileage count from mapymyruns.com. So my 6.5 run (from the watch) will get counted as a 5.5 run (from mapmyrun.com’s route mapping system).

So my run this morning I really picked it up and was able to keep the fast pace for about half of the run when I decided it was going to be ok to back off on the pace a bit. Didn’t want to sound like a freight train coming through! Plus I had to go to the bathroom and I had a mile to go still. The fast pace felt really good while I was doing it. My goal is to be able to run the entire run that fast. My overall pace was just over nine minute miles with the adjusted miles.

The new shoes feel pretty good. They are a little tight in the forefoot, it feels as if they have added a bit more padding. This is good for me cause I could use it. I think next time (at least at this point) I am going to consider getting a wider pair and see how that feels. They also feel pretty stiff compared to the Wave Rider 10s. Could just be the 11s are new. Time will tell.