Week #1; Day #4

Well, this is a delayed post - I hate it when "life" gets in the way of my running! I was scheduled to do 5 miles this past Sunday, but due to getting ready for my Mom's Estate Sale all Labor Day weekend, I did not get around to running those 5 miles until Monday evening. But, I did them, so Week #1 is in the books.


Week #2 schedule is somewhat reduced due to the continuing preps for the Estate sale, but it picks up this coming Sunday. Here is the schedule for this week:



Wednesday, 9/9: 5 miles

Thursday, 9/10: 4 miles

Sunday, 9/13: 8 miles (now the fun starts!)



So Week #1 I logged 21 miles, this week I will only due 17 due to only running 3 days. We'll pick it back up in Week #3, rest assured!



Today is Lesson #7, Invest in Good Running Shoes! Whatever you do, don't cut corners when it comes to your running shoes, buy the best you can afford. If necessary, run naked (eeewwww!) but have good shoes on! Come to think of it, I remember running naked in only tennis shoes back in the 70's, we just called it "Streaking" back then! Seriously, I have been running for over 20 years and have been fortunate not to have any ankle, knee or foot problems. I attribute this to buying high quality shoes with a lot of cushioning and that are a good fit for my foot.



I think the best approach is to go to a quality local sporting good store where the sales people are knowledgeable about running shoes. Get fitted with the right shoe and once you find a style/brand that works for you, buy several and stack them on your closet shelf until you need them. Shoe models change more frequenlty (or so it seems) than car models - so the shoe you like this year may not be around in a few months. Once you find a shoe at your local store that works, you can also buy on line from places like Runner's World - they normally keep shoe models in stock longer than your local store.



One other thought on shoes, keep track of your mileage on each pair of shoes (I do this right in my running log). When you get about 300 miles on a pair of shoes, it time to switch to a new pair. This practice will also help reduce injury.

From the "Too good to be true" department, as you may recall, I am weighing myself every Tuesday in an effort to lose 7 pounds by race day. Last week I weighed in at 206, this morning I was 202.5! I'm obviously pleased, but it's way too early to call this a trend - we'll see how next week goes!


Okay folks, that's all for today; except the "Song of the Blog" for today is We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel.



Ciao for now...