nightrain904’s BodyBlog

Hi everyone. I started my trail running training last week. I have realized just how quickly a person can become comfortable with lack of exercise. I started Monday night on a tread mill in the gym. doing intervals of 2min walk and 2min running for a half hour. I was feeling pretty good by the end of it. I didn’t want to burn myself out by training 2 days in a row, so I took tuesday off. Then on Wednesday I went for a 4km run up Mosquito Creek trail in North Van. I was wearing runners that I had bought last year at a big fitness store, were a 17 year old sales person had made the sale. By the end of my 26min run up hill and back, my feet were pretty sore. On Thursday went for a brisk walk at lunch and decided to pick up some new runners. I went to a store called The Running Room on Marine dr. in North Vancouver. The guy that helped me there was a huge help. My knowledge in proper shoe fitting/size, is very limited. As I am sure most of yours is too. He took one look at my shoes and immediately diagnosed why feet and ankles get sore from time to time. He then brought out a pair of shoes that are designed to correct the problem areas and told me to try them. I laced them up and tried to walk around the store. I could not walk in them, every step I took was like I was moving 100 miles an hour. It was like I was standing on lightning bolts! This sense of speed via my own body is very new to me. My typical speed is a good mosey.

 So on Friday I decided to try out my new rocket shoes on the same trail I had run on Wednesday. Wow, I managed to knock almost 4.5min off my last time. It went down to just over 22min for the same 4km. I am sure some of it had to do with the fact that my nero-muscular receptors were functioning a little more efficiently after the previous 2 training days. But I did find it pretty hard for my upper body to keep up with my lower body. I have realized that there is almost nothing better than a pair of proper fitting shoes. I encourage you all to do your selves a favour, go to a proper shoe store where they have some training in this area. Stay away from the giant surplus sporting goods stores for matters of your feet.

 The weekend took a bit of a toll on my training commitment, as Saturday was my birthday. A weekend long celebration lead me to a slow start this week, but am back on track now. Looking forward to Tonight’s Dodge ball game.

 Remember…

“The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.”

Arthur C. Clarke