Double Blind

I decided to don on my old shoes today, and proceeded to blaze through a 32 minute run (4 minute run, 1 minute walk, repeated 8 times) without incident. In fact, the cardiovascular and calf situation was quite good – I suspected I could have gone on for much longer without incident and also faster (beyond my usual training speed of 6.6 miles per hour). The only change this time was the lack of a fan blowing air on me during the run, which caused me to sweat what seemed to be a gallon of sweat after finishing.

My old shoes gave me no issues whatsoever with blisters. My old shoes are tried and true, reliable and great. I am sure that anybody else looking at them would definitely think it’s time for a new pair of shoes.

A couple other exercise notes – one is that I ate some rice a couple hours before training and while I am not completely familiar with the metabolic impact of eating food before exercise, I do know that rice contains starches and carbohydrates which can be easily processed into usable energy.

The first half hour on the treadmill I was watching Poker After Dark – the Cash Game, which I find to be a very entertaining rendition of television poker. The second half hour was spent watching some UFC match where just watching these guys punch and kick away at each other made me feel tired. Eventually one of them won with a “sleeper” hold that rendered the other opponent unconscious. Maybe that’s why I was sweating so profusely.

I am glad to be back on the immunological mend and over my brief illness.

I will also see if I can structure some outdoor runs if we get a sneak heat wave coming around in February – I want my feet to be used to asphalt instead of the rubberized surface of the treadmill.

Tags: sun run, sun run 2010

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