Last Week in Running: The Start of Borgess Run Camp

On a related note, my primary personal running goal this year is to get through the entire year injury-free.

Second, though, I’m leading a BRC team. At first, it was exciting to know that I’d be leading a team through the rigors of training. Once the first question from a team member arrived, though, I also felt the pressure of responsibility.

Dear Team to Be Named Later,

Yeah, I really do feel some responsibility for getting you there. We’ll still have fun, for sure, but, well, “With great power comes great responsibility.” I’m sure I have tremendous amounts of power, right?

In any case, I’m looking forward to working with you all. It’s going to be a hilly ride, but it’s going to be fun.

Sincerely,

Darrell

At last Wednesday’s registration event at Gazelle Sports, I got a feel for how much fun BRC would be. It was crazy-busy, but I had a blast! Truly, it was. It was really hard work trying to keep up with folks scattered throughout our 10:00 to 11:00 pace zone, but that was just fine. All in all, I think — and hope — we’re going to get along great.

I ran last Saturday in a new pair of shoes. Now that my feet are actually healthy, I’m finding that I don’t need quite as much support in my shoes. So, I got a shoe that offers slightly less support. I learned a while ago that it’s never good to shop for running shoes based on their appearance. This shoe certainly put that to the test. I tried so very hard to make the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10 work. I love Brooks shoes; however, the heel box is just too big for my very narrow heel.

Dear Brooks,

I still love you. I’ve been living in NightLife gear this winter. That won’t change.

Sincerely,

Darrell

For your viewing misery, here is the horrible thing that I will be occasionally strapping to my foot.

My new running shoes (click for a closer look; opens in a new window)

The bottom line is that it was an eventful week in running. I’m running, though, and that’s the exciting thing. As cold as it will be for some of these runs, it’ll be important to keep running.

January 17 — 2 miles, 18:55

January 18 — 5.14 miles, 51:02

January 21 — 5.11 miles, 51:54

January 23 — 3.99 miles, 41:40