7 miles and counting!
A fine outing today overall. It was a refreshingly cool morning; a little bit of late-spring rain last night and some cloud cover made sure of that. My knees and ankles felt a lot better today with my new shoes, even with an extra mile on today's run. No serious pain in the joints to speak of - even my patellofemural knee was doing pretty well. My total running time was 1h 24m over 7 miles, a 12-minute mile.
Of course, the impact stress has to go somewhere! I felt the most strain today in my hip flexor muscles, where the front thigh meets the torso. It was a little hard to walk the rest of the day because of that. As I get more runs under my belt, my body should get used to the new weight distribution and my muscles should adjust accordingly.
Ellen commented that my running form was greatly improved, although there's still some residual pronation. I need to focus on pushing my weight toward the outsides of my feet to correct the rest of the motion.
Next week I'll be running 8 miles without the group. Wish me luck!
Of course, the impact stress has to go somewhere! I felt the most strain today in my hip flexor muscles, where the front thigh meets the torso. It was a little hard to walk the rest of the day because of that. As I get more runs under my belt, my body should get used to the new weight distribution and my muscles should adjust accordingly.
Ellen commented that my running form was greatly improved, although there's still some residual pronation. I need to focus on pushing my weight toward the outsides of my feet to correct the rest of the motion.
Next week I'll be running 8 miles without the group. Wish me luck!
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