A friend suggested the Manitou Incline for this morning. We're both training to run Pikes Peak at the end of the summer so time on the mountain is always good.
I am flying after the hike/run today. It wasn't a fast trip up the Incline, but it was SO good to be back out there. And it certainly wasn't a fast trip down Barr Trail - still trying to be careful with the quads. But boy did it feel good to be on trail. To be without the Garmin and to have only a watch and a small bottle of water. The air was fresh and clean after a hard rain last night and there was even a little fresh snow here and there when we got to the top of the Incline. It was a brisk morning and the clouds hung low as we ran down Barr Trail. Makes me feel good to be alive - running on Pikes Peak.
And tonight, the Herizons group at CRC had a New Balance event. I came away with a pair of magic socks, but even better, I came away with a prototype of my favorite NB training shoe. Thanks to my friends at CRC I am wear testing the NB 1063 which doesn't come out until January. I love my 1061's and the NB rep described the 1062's (the newest version of the shoe) as pillows - he's right and that's why I LOVE them.
So the 1063 seems a bit lighter and is much narrower through the toe. It's definitely not as bulky in the heel as my 1061's and it is SO much more flexible at the toe box bend than my 1061's - which I love. Foot slipped in and fit like a glove - just right - not to tight, not too much room. And I only jogged about 1/2 a block in them tonight. Can't wait to hit the trail tomorrow with my magic socks/inserts and my brand new New Balance 1063's! It's a good day!
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