I ran 6 miles today. Since I am in California at sea level, I decided to run 1 mile hard just to see where I am fitness wise. I ran the first 3 laps on the quarter mile track (not 400m) without looking at my watch, and just tried to run hard without really pushing the pace too hard hitting that mark in 3:59. On the final lap I really cranked up the effort and finished with a final lap of 1:12 and 5:11 for the mile. I ran today in the Altra Adam for the first time. I have run completely barefoot before, but this is the first time that I have run in a minimalist shoe. I actually got these shoes free from a grant that I wrote for my thesis. I did have to "destroy" the shoes as part of the testing that I performed, but they are still usable, so now that I am done using them for testing I am going to be wearing them more often. | 