Exercise makes running easier
I recently got some new shoes, the Nike Air Triax+. They’re Awesome. So comfortable, so squishy, so supportive. I threw in my iPod+ pod and headed out for a run. It’s the first run I’ve done in a while, and I was super excited to find that since I’ve been doing HIIT on a bike, the running was the easiest I’ve done in a while. Now, I wasn’t fast, but I knocked off a quick 5k without too much hyperventilating.
It’s really sad that I used to be able to run much further, but I’m just glad I can still run that far.
The new shoes were really great, had solid support and really kept me from thinking of my feet at all, which is awesome. As for the Nike+, I love that damn thing. It honestly makes me want to run more. I can track my runs and my speed and my time and my distance all at Nike.com. It’s so cool. And it’s honestly one of the best sites I’ve seen. Ever. So easy to use, so many features, it’s like using a desktop application.
And the good news is, I supposedly burned 530 calories. That’s nice. Just got to keep doing it. I think I’m going to only do runs once a week, and keep doing the HIIT at the gym 4 times a week. Throwing in a legit bike ride once or twice a week. All things being equal, I’ll always miss one or two workouts a week, so making sure I’m going for 6-8 will keep me around 4-5 consistently.
My weight still is up and down, but I have only been eating reasonably well, not great. We’ll see.
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