Circuitous route |
Yesterday's steamy treadmill workout reminded me that we're not quite done with humid days. All I hoped for this morning was clear skies so I could get outside for my run. What I didn't expect to see were temperatures in the mid 40's -- cold even for early October. Goodbye humidity and hello dry air. I was thrilled.
45° is chilly enough to wear long sleeves, yet warm enough for shorts. Since I'm more concerned about comfort than fashion, that's the combination that I went with. The stiff wind from the west made things occasionally unpleasant. Changing direction along today's circuitous route helped to keep things manageable.
Unlike last Sunday's long run, I didn't encounter too many oddities along the way. I did notice that the Justice Monkey sign was replaced by a small kick board that someone had hung in its place. Once again, puzzling and strange. I also followed a skateboarder down one of the longer roads. I tried to stay with him, but was never able to catch up. How fast do skateboards go?
I would have liked to do a full six miles this morning, but I needed to get back in time to meet our day's schedule. Even so, it was great to be outside and running in the crisp fall air. A review of the run data shows that, despite replacing the battery in the foot pod, it didn't record my cadence. That was disappointing because I tried to work on that and would have liked to see the results. I'll probably have to re-link the foot pod to my Garmin 210 to make it work again.
Hoka Clifton (top), Saucony Kinvara 5 (bottom) |
Cool looking shoes! The Hokas look like platform shoes. Very retro! I love the Kinvara green. I'll probably be ready for new shoes by the end of the year. I'm going to stick with my trusty Adidas :)
ReplyDeleteNow that adidas is putting their Boost mid sole material into their higher end shoes, I'm planning to look at them as well. There are a lot of great shoes on the market right now. Hard to choose. I'm also interested in some new models from Brooks, NB and Altra.
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