Cross... suburb?

So, although I had reasons (er... excuses) to not run too well Sunday, I do know that I need to step it up.  I've been watching YouTube videos from the Living History Farms Race and have started getting a bit apprehensive about it.  That's not surprising.  I get that way before every race!

So, I got out in the 29F weather this morning for a short run.  I was trying out a new long sleeve shirt and used my new shoes for the second time.  This time, I tightened the laces at the front a lot more. I think that will be key for longer runs.  My feet were moving around in the shoes way too much on Sunday.  In fact, I'm glad I was so pooped.  If I had run more Sunday, I think I would have re-injured my foot.

During the run through the neighborhood, I tried to run a lot on the grass and chose a route with the most hills I could find, including a couple loops around the park entrance where there is a short but steep grass hill.  The grass running definitely taxed my ankles.  I'll have to continue that.  The shoes are heavier and stiffer than my regular trainers.  I'll have to get used to that.  My feet did stay toasty, though, but not too hot.  They were also dry.  The outsides of the shoes were wet and frosty!

So, the not so impressive part... 2.36 miles in 25:25 with an average heart rate of 171bpm.  I ran to a 162bpm Podrunner podcast called "A Running Thread".

UPDATE: I forgot to mention that for the last half, at each intersection, I started doing 10 high knees on each side of the street.  I think I'll keep that up.