Day 45 - 4.47 miles (36:56)

"This is just a mild spring zephyr compared to the big wind of '67. Or was it, uh, '76? Oh, I remember the big wind well." - Owl, Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

Miles Ran: 138.81 Dollars Raised: $846.20

Well.. that was interesting.

I knew I was getting into something very blustery today after 1) my Dad called to say the wind had knocked down a tree onto our porch and through the second floor bathroom, and 2) I was basically pushed and frozen as I walked from my apartment down to Marathon Sports to pick up these babies:
...but I'll get back to those later.

This wind is out of this world. From the moment I stepped outside it felt like zero degrees. and when I turned the corner to go uphill and meet Katharine my eyes immediately started watering and I was shocked at the amount of resistance against me.

What usually would be a rather moderate route felt like torture. The wind never felt like it was at our backs and everything seemed 10 times harder. I had brought my neck gator with me and for the last 1.5 miles found a comfortable way to wear it so I didn't feel like I was inhaling polyester. I definitely needed it though! Especially when you're running with someone and talking the spit in your mouth just flies all over the place with crazy wind!

Now on to the shoes... There's this huge "minimalist" movement going around that was really sparked by those Five Finger shoes, where runners are trying to stay away from all of the extra padding and cushioning most shoes have been providing since.. forever. So although my Brooks sneakers were working out well, I just wanted to give this minimalist approach a try. The woman at Marathon discouraged me at first since I'm in the middle of my training, but after watching me run she said, "do you usually run on the balls of your feet?" And I do. So she gave me these Newton's to try.
See how there's that big raised, red part on the ball of the shoe? It's actually huge. Like, I felt like I was teetering forward when I first tried them on. There's SO much support in the front of the shoe, and very little in the heel. It's a good "transitional" shoe to go towards this minimalist trend. So, I'll try it, hopefully it works wonders, and I won't have to go back to my old pair. They felt pretty comfortable after I got used to them today! (I also like how they have a picture of Isaac Newton on the insole haha)