I am so sorry to hear you've been injured! Walking it that long was brutal, I'm sure. But I'm glad you finished. Hopefully you had some crowd support even in the later miles. See you Marathon Weekend!
This is likely to be as low as they get. You can keep track of them here to be sure.
You can also turn off the voice prompt and just go by the vibration/tone. That's what I do since hearing "time to run" or "time to walk" every thirty seconds would drive me insane.
Yep, this is what I do too. And when I program in my workouts, I do the interval math so that I get "run" and "rest" periods for run/walk that beep a second or two before the interval changes. Works great!You can also turn off the voice prompt and just go by the vibration/tone. That's what I do since hearing "time to run" or "time to walk" every thirty seconds would drive me insane.
Thank you all for great advice. Finally diagnosed with pneumonia today after 10 days of suffering and three dr visits. On two antibiotics and a steroid. Hoping I feel better soon. Not looking forward to trying to run again. At least I’m only signed up for the half.
I’m very glad you got diagnosed and are now being treated for it! If it helps, I can attest from experience that once the antibiotics and steroids do their job, you’ll feel MUCH better. Like, I went from barely able to lift a spoon of broth to my lips to reorganizing my kitchen cabinets in less than 48 hours.
But I’ll reiterate: give your lungs time to heal properly, even when you feel better. Your body will tell you when it needs rest: best thing you can do is listen to it. Hang in there.
Every time I asked the question at a specialized running store, I was told that if I don’t run fast enough, I won’t get the return on the energy I put. In other words I will be fighting the shoes instead of benefiting from their spring action. (Think about compressing a spring too slowly.) So if you truly are a slow runner who wants cute shoes without blowing too much money, then no. If it is a fun splurge that you want to try, why not.
So I think I'm in that in between where I'm neither fast nor slow. Do you know how fast is "fast enough"?
I have no horse in this race and no interest in super shoes for myself, but I really want to understand the why behind this! What mechanics of a fast runner make the shoes deliver a return? Like it can’t only be the actual speed, right? Is it the rate of turnover? Compression force on impact? Stride length? There’s physics in this equation and, well, physics wasn’t my best subject. I’m just curious to know if it’s really as simple as ANY fast runner would benefit from them, or if, say a very lightweight, quick runner with a high cadence but low impact would find them useless, or if someone who weighs more so has a more forceful impact but lower cadence and speed would get something out of them.
Depending on your cadence, foot strike, stride length, etc., some shoes might work better for you than others, which is maybe based on the shape of the plate?
As someone from a snowy area I can tell you I bet it is snowing decently. It never shows up too well.
Adios Pro 3 and Endorphin Pro are what I have now for racing shoes. My feet don’t play well with Nike super shoes as they feel really unstable to me. Adios Pro 3 is what I use for short races. Actually had a PR at our 5 mile Turkey Day race on Thursday with them (6:58 pace). First time keeping that pace for that long. I love the Endorphin Pro for long distances. Super comfy, lightweight, the energy return is great, and they are roomy for someone who needs a bigger toe box. I took them on a test long run a few weekends ago. Was only going to do 10 miles but ended up doing 12 because my feet and legs felt good. I put them away and will bring them out for MW.
