Running 2007

It was a good year for my running. I ran a total of 1683.5 miles. I figured out why I kept getting hurt with shoes that did not have the necessary stability for me. I could run 58 mi/wk by September. I ran 3 mi of speed work at Potts Field about once a week starting in June. I ran the USATF cross country championship in Boulder. I was the 6th fastest 59 year old male in the Bolder Boulder. I ran a 21:28 in the Kickoff Classic 5K for 1st place in my age group. I learned to only increase my mileage by 10% per week.

December Running

I finally realized the reason I got hurt in the Boulder half marathon was because my Nike Structure Triax were worn out. I switched totally to my Nike Equalon but they were worn out and I continued to aggravate both Achilles and ACL's. The last week in November I ran exclusely in my Brooks Axiom. They are not as stable as the Nike's but only have 30-50 miles on them and will do for short distances that I'm going to run in December.