Average pace: 5:01/km
Location: Burnaby Lake (CW)
Distance: 5.06 km
Weather: Overcast, occasional light shower
Temp: 11-13ºC
Wind: light
Calories burned: 401
Total distance to date: 2565 km
Yesterday I went to the Running Room and spent about an hour or so trying on lots of different shoes after determining that the minimalist shoes were being cruel and unusual to my feet and legs. The staff member I dealt with was very helpful and in the end I settled on a pair of Adidas Energy Boost 2.0 shoes. They feature energy boost, as you may have suspected.
boost™’s energy-returning properties keep every step charged with an endless supply of light, fast energy
I hate to say this, but the shoes do not actually supply endless energy. If they did I’d use them to power the toaster. However, they did apparently provide a nice boost to my energy during the run because I went from a slog-awful pace of 5:18/km two days ago to my best run of the year today, coming in at 5:01/km.
No stitches, no cyclists, no discomfort to speak of.
The only downside came on the walk back when my left foot once again was sore as heck. If I could replace it with a sleek robot foot I probably would.
I think I may try transitioning to longer runs now by stretching from 5K to 7K and then to 10K.
But for the moment I shall bask in the warm fuzzy feeling of coming so close to breaking the 5:00 minute mark, something I never did last year (not counting the goofy mis-calibrated runs before I started using the sensor again).
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