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Painful 6 miles

Published by Nathan Powell on February 24, 2008 04:31 pm under running

Today was long run day around here, and even though I just ran at race pace yesterday, I went ahead with my scheduled long run.

My left leg felt like most of the muscles in it were fatigued the entire run and as a result they were very tense. This lead to a lot of pain as I made my way around the 6 mile loop. For a little while after I got back, both my knees ached.

I think I know why. For one, I raced yesterday. The bigger reason, I think, is that my shoes are 8 months old. I am pretty sure they are just broken down and ready for retirement. I am sure I have put too many miles on them.

Before I started writing this post, and even before I took my shower, I sat down and ordered a new pair of the same Adidas Supernova Ctl I already have. These are a different color, so I am sure I will be faster.

I just hope it’s racing and old shoes that made my leg feel like that, because those two things are fixable.

1 Mile splits: 9:14, 9:45, 9:33, 10:08, 10:01, 9:37

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Some stats:
Distance: 6.04 Miles
Time: 58:23 (9:39 pace)
Average Heart Rate: 147 bpm
Calories Burned: 878

4 Comments so far

  1. Don Spidell on February 24th, 2008

    How many miles do orthotics last?

  2. Nathan Powell on February 24th, 2008

    hey Don, I meant to email you today…I’ll have to do that.

    Anyway, the orthopedist said I should get at least a year out of them, and maybe more.

    But good call.

  3. Edog on February 25th, 2008

    My shins are hurting. The race course was all concrete path. Ouch.

  4. Bob Igo on February 28th, 2008

    Nate, a different color does make you faster, but it’s even better if you add a racing stripe and maybe a spoiler on the heel.

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