Behind Again

once again i have not had much time so i did not blog my last run. monday i ran 4 miles in 39:38. a pace of 9:54. it was a little warm and humid, but overall felt pretty good. i have basically stopped trying to run at a specific heart rate and just try to go at a comfortable pace. my heart rate isn't that much higher than before for the average, but it seems to hit a higher max. today (wednesday) i ran another 4 miles a little slower. i think my pace could be a little better than what it is on these runs because from miles 1.5-2.0 it is all up a pretty big hill. i figure it is better to run this hill than to worry about fast paces right now. the good thing is, from miles 2.0-2.5 it is pretty much back down the big hill, but i don't feel like i make up the time for that much. today i ran the 4 miles in 41:11 a pace of 10:18. it was a little cooler today, even if i did run a little earlier when the sun was still shining bright. there is a good bit of shade late in the day on this route. my feet have been hurting a little bit. i was thinking it could be my semi-minimalist shoes, but then i was thinking my feet always hurt when i am running. hopefully this time i am building them up a little better with these shoes. some say i should still be doing some runs in my old shoes, i just hate to go back to them, i feel it would be a step backwards now. i have nearly 50 miles in these shoes. it doesn't help that in the past 5 days i have had 2 days at work of 14 hours a day on concrete floors. my calf has not been hurting near as much recently, that makes me think i am getting used to the shoes as well. last week i switched to the thinner insole that comes with the shoe to go more towards a minimalst shoe. i do like that the shoes are pretty light. it will be interesting how the shoes feel when i get to the longer runs. i am running a 5k on saturday, more for the cause than for time. thought of the day: i think i may be over chi running. i like it and i think it has helped me with my form, but i think it is like anything else, there are some good points to use and practice. i do like the concept of pain free running, but it seems like that is what everyone is promoting these days in different ways. some say use weights and some say not to, etc. i think you just need to have a balance.