Last weekend I retired my running shoes that got me through The Princess Half Marathon and many other races and training runs. It was time. A little sad, but a necessity. I hit Charm City Run in Maryland to replace them and as most runners can attest to, I just got the newest version of my previous shoes - Brooks Adrenaline GTS 11.
They are mighty spiffy. Most of my previous versions of these shoes have been a blue color, but these are a reddish color. For some reason I feel more serious in these than my older shoes. Not sure why really. Strange. But, there it is.
So, today was my first run in them. I haven't used them on my two bike rides this week because I really wanted my first use of them to be a run. No idea why, but I felt they should go out for a run before anything else.
When I tried them on in the store, the thing I noticed about them immediately is how cushiony they are. Now, it could be because my old shoes were pretty old, but I tend to think it's more that these shoes are a bit more cushy. Apparently, the new version has a wider stability area along the entire bottom of the shoe rather than just at the heel and toes. I really like this improvement because honestly, I didn't think once about my feet while out on my run.
Hit up the old neighborhood I used to train for the half this morning. And wow. Not running in about a month sure kills you. LOL! I also think I have started running a bit faster than I used to, which also drains you faster. It's a good thing, but... Today was a 2-3 mile run, just to ease back into things and yea, I could tell about a quarter mile in that it would be a 2 mile run. LOL! It was humid and I'm so not used to that. It felt strange, very cool, but very humid. Guess Mother Nature was having a time deciding what she wanted this morning!
So, I got in my first 2 mile duathlon training run this morning in my new and improved Brooks Adrenalize GTS 11 sneakers. The first of many Saturday runs to prepare me for the Keystone Warrior Memorial Duathlon in June!
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