Some days you are the bug and some days the windshield, today well let me tell you a story about a man named Harold who runs way too much.
This morning was the perfect morning for a run, so of course I didn’t run then. There was just too much going on, so of course by the time I got to get out and get my run in, it was 52*F (not bad), a bit breezy and raining.
Now I won’t melt in the rain, it is more getting that gumption up to get out the door, then once you out there running…well it isn’t all that bad. Actually I have had some of my best runs in these conditions.
I wore the Saucony Liberty ISOs again today, after yesterday’s better run, I was interested in seeing how they felt two days in a row with those new insoles in. Also I wanted to really give them a good workout in nastier conditions and between the slime downback on the dirt road and the wet roads, it was a really great day to test them out.
This run was going to be purposely slower, I know that I can run well in the the Liberty ISOs and also wanted to know how they felt at slower paces.
It was raining so much that after a half mile I had to take my glasses off – this blind as a bat running that I love so much on the slime down back is always an adventure that I really don’t enjoy. It just means that I automatically slow down on the dirt road sections of the run, when the glasses get taken off. Also with the rain, I didn’t bother bringing my iPhone – no sense in creating a problem when there isn’t one.
I didn’t have any issues with the Liberty ISOs and while I really wasn’t into the run, I ran well for the conditions. Even though Garmin Connect claims it was 52*F, it was a damned raw 52* and the breeze picked up pretty good coming back against it. The first 4.0 miles were pretty good and I had to focus a little more on mile 5.0 to maintain the same pace.
That last 1.2 miles was just a slog. I was soaked through, even though I was sweating I was also starting to feel the cold more than I should have at that point in a run. I have a sneaking suspicion that the cold is going to bother me more this year, so that I might be doing more time on the treadmill during the winter than I usually do.
At least I will still be running.
Today’s run certainly was not in a warm rain, it turned into one of those cold miserable rains and I was pretty glad when I got done.
How did the Liberty ISOs do.
If this had been my first run in them, I would not have been searching all summer for a shoe to run in. My metatarsals did not bother me at all, there were no issues with grip on the pavement or slime down back, the shoes felt comfortable – not too firm or stiff. This is how the Liberty’s should have felt back in May.
Yes, I have made a few changes that have made them comfortable for me, but took a bit to get here and I really came close to never running in these shoes again, which would have been too bad. They are turning into a pretty good pair of running shoes for me.
Now to see how long they stay in my rotation. 🙂
Not a great run, but I learned a bit more about the Liberty ISOs and got some good miles in.
I might be doing something right, I got all three doggies on the coach with me, while I am writing this tonight.
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