Injury time out!

I set out to complete my monthly quota today, a nice clear, crisp autumn day. I decided to hit the University/Donahue/Magnolia/Gay route, and had gotten past Woodfield on Gay Street when my calf, which had been tender, went pop. I had to start walking there, and hobbled back home. Sadly, assuming I can't get out before the end of tomorrow, this means I'll be a fraction short of my monthly goal, though I did get one of three half-marathons out of the way, and registered for a second one in January. I think it happened at Gay/Samford. I crossed the street and stumbled on the curb at the gas station there. I managed to right myself, but I definitely got contorted, and nearly bit the concrete.

Playlist -lots of reggae

Three Little Birds	Bob Marley
Dead Flowers	Rolling Stones
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)	the Proclaimers
Spoonman	Soundgarden
Can't You Hear Me Knocking	Rolling Stones
Peace Treaty	Peter Tosh
Genius of Love	Tom Tom Club
Walk On The Wild Side	Lou Reed
Turn It On	Flaming Lips
Chant A Psalm	Steel Pulse
Up On The Sun	Meat Puppets
Mama Africa	Peter Tosh
Electric Avenue	Eddy Grant
Rastafari Is	Peter Tosh

Times:
L1 13:42
L2 17:12
L3 4:31
L4 5:23
L5 5:31
L6 3:17
(Walked home, 23:10)

Distance (ran, walked the last mile and a half) 5.3 miles
Cumulative distance 38.2 miles.

New Shoes, New Route, New Me?

Another Friday Morning. I went to the new shoe store in town, which caters to runners. I got on a treadmill there (hate those things) and got my gait diagnosed. The nice fellow there showed me how I overpronate in a neutral shoe, and hooked me up with some structured shoes to help correct that. A second trot on the treadmill showed that the new shoes were helping.

Today was my first chance to try them out, and though I usually don't go long in a brand new pair of shoes, I thought I'd chance it since I'm trying to get my mileage up, and the weather is agreeable. I went out University and up Donahue, then cut along College up to Thach, and back via Gay Street. A lot of old bits and pieces put together in a new way. Check out my first experiment with using tables for the data, below.

Playlist

Benzi Box	Danger Doom
Epistle to Dippy	Donovan
The Next Episode	Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg
New Amsterdam	Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Save It For Later	The English Beat
Electric Avenue	Eddy Grant
Plastic Jesus	Flaming Lips
What Is Life	George Harrison
Bring It On	Gomez
White Lines	Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel
Rock Problems	The Hold Steady
Search and Destroy	Iggy Pop and the Stooges
Lust for Life	Iggy Pop
Sugar	Imperial Teen

Times L1	14:23
L2	6:27
L3	6:23
L4	7:45
L5	5:41
L6	10:45
L7	0:48
Total	52:13

Distance 5.9 miles
Cumulative distance 17.2 miles