Running Journal 6/27/09

Well, I have some of the mystery solved. My left knee doesn't like my new runners. I am not sure if it would like them more with a different kind of insert, but I don't think I like them either. I'm going to take them back and try something else.. I think I liked the 8w better than the 8.5 reg anyway. I ran/walked 3.12 miles last night in my new shoe combo, and it was stupid painful. I ran the same 3.12 miles this morning in my old runners with the blue inserts, and felt improvement immediately. (The downhill still hurt though.) Later today, I ran/hiked another approx. 6 miles in my hiking shoes with the blue inserts. I'm not sure if it was the shoes, inserts, or the fact that I was running on a nice soft hiking trail, but I felt awesome! Initially I was a little sore, but it melted away. The hills; both up and down felt great. It was a very fun run! Trail running... hmmm... I can get behind that! LOL I'm thinking about pounding out another 4 miles this evening.. to make up for bailing on the RnR. Running it's equivalent in mileage today seems like a fair deal. :)