Hi, back by popular demand (Imski and his inside knowledge) it's Mr Pig here!
Today I'm showing off Susie's latest, and fastest, shoe: the Mizuno Wave Idaten. You may notice I'm pressing down on the shoe - I have to otherwise it will float off. At over 50g lighter than Susie's current lightest shoe, the Mizuno Wave Precision, it's a seriously light shoe.
Susie ran in the shoe last Thursday, to do a speed session of 6 * 1001m (yes, 1001m - surveyed) with 2 minute recoveries. The shoes felt, unsurprisingly, fast: all the reps were faster than 7:00/mile (all 4:20 or under). The shoes were also very comfortable: there didn't seem to be the hard feeling that Susie was expecting - whether this means they are suitable for a marathon though is another thing entirely. Susie will wear them for the Eastleigh 10k next week, although this probably won't be much of a test as Thursday's session already indicates they are comfortable over 10k. The decision of whether to wear them at Boston will come later after a long training run.
And now let me introduce a friend of mine:
Garfield is displaying Susie's new orthotics (one of them anyway).
This is the first full week of usage for the new orthotics - over 70 miles. She's had them since Christmas, but it's taken a while to phase them in as they are quite different to the old, rigid, full-foot orthotics. The new ones are lighter - half the weight of the old ones - a saving of 35g. They work well in the new shoes and apparently make Susie run more efficiently - more on this later.
That's all for now from Mr Pig and Garfield.
1 comment:
Insider knowledge is such a nice way of describing a sad runner with an internet connection, Mr Pig!
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