Jan 19 2009
Daddy Needs New Shoes
OKAY, today it was 39 degrees with a 20 mph wind. Not Chicago, but dang! it was cold out there. Anyway, I was shooting for 4 miles today.
I did it! 4.4 miles in 1 hour! A blistering 13:30 pace! 30 minutes of running and 30 minutes of walking. I followed the usual pattern of 10 minutes of walking, 15 minutes of running, 5 minutes of walking for the first 30 minutes. Then I ran for 10 minutes, walked for 5, ran for 5, and walked for 10. It felt very good and I have no known issues with knees, feet, ankles, toes, shin splints, etc.
I can’t quite walk as fast as I run, but nearly. The main thing is that the time and distance were easy and felt good.
Now if I just had some shoes, maybe this would be easier.
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I know Arkansas is sometimes warm and everything, but I really do recommend having shoes for a 4-mile run. Barefoot sounds uncomfortable.
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