So the good thing about training for a marathon is you wear out a pair of shoes and get to go SHOE SHOPPING!!! Which I love. I'm a girl that loves a new pair of shoes. I usually prefer snakeskin pumps or shiny navy blue 4 inch t-strap heels (both which I bought while home, pure hotness let me tell ya), but since training I'm all giddy for new running shoes.
So my Nikes were no good for my feet (in fact dare I say I really don't like Nike shoes for sport at all) so I went and got my shoes at a speciality running store back in Indiana. Nothing like jogging around in non-running clothes (aka no sports bra=boobs bouncing while I run) in front of two really hot college track and field guys. Yup. It was a bit mortifying, but they were impressed with me doing a marathon so 10 pts for Lisa there. Anyways, I found a really great shoe for me, New Balance (I believe they were 817 or something like that) and they make my feet feel great!
Downside is this damn Nike+iPod system. So I found all these online products and ways to hack your shoe to make it work with the iPod system. Since I wanted to instantly use my new shoes and not wait for a fancy contraption from online, I bought a little shoe pouch from Nathans, stuffed in the sensor with some tissue paper, and headed out for my 3mile workout yesterday.
It all seemed good at first, until I realized my pace was jumping from 14 mins a mile to 33 mins a mile. I was pissed, but I was laughing my head off because the idea of a 33 minute mile is hilarious to me nowadays. Thankfully I knew the distance of where I was running to, so I was able to complete the 3 miles with no skin off my back. But I have no idea what my pace was (which sucks because I was totally trucking it there for a bit) and also according to my iPod at the end of the 3 miles I had only ran .76 mile. Cindy (the given name of my iPod lady) told me my average pace was 145 mins a mile. HAHA. So thank you Nike+iPod for giving me the worst stats ever. I'm terrified to plug it in and send the info to my Nike profile. It's totally going to screw with my average pace. Eh well.
So I bought one of those handy gadgets online, and I should soon have my dilemma fixed.
Hurrah!
This weekend is 16 miles. Phew. This time I'll remember to charge my iPod all the way :)
Anyone else training? How are things going for you?
Lisa
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Sounds like your training's going really well! Good luck with your next long run. I'm sure you'll do well. The right pair of shoes really makes a difference. My current pair are really dead, but I loved them so much I'm reluctant to let them go. However my knees and shins are telling me that it's well past time!
My own training's going ok now after a rocky patch. I ran for 110 minutes this morning. It's a beautiful spring day here in New Zealand and I had a fantastic time, followed by a good yoga class. Incidentally, the sore knees are probably partly my fault for putting on my favourite funky pair of rose-coloured suede high-heeled boots after yoga. I just couldn't resist them!
I'm running my second half marathon in two weeks, and hopefully all will go well! It's a nice flat course down a river trail and along the waterfront. Should be very scenic.
Looking forward to reading more of your adventures...
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