Nice day for a run but cold in the wind. The shelter of castle hill was welcome. First run for my new Garmin 305 and I am pleased with it. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 458 ft Location: Shoreham, Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 01/27/08 Up/Downhill: [+997/-997] Time: 12:54 PM Difficulty: 3.1 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 6.47 miles Time: 1:04:25 Speed: 6.0 mph Pace: 9' 57 /mi Heart Rate: 164 bpm (Avg) Calories: 891 177 bpm (Peak) Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Heart Rate (bpm)   Heart Rate Zones Zone Range (bpm) Time In Zone Distance In Zone Zone 5 171 - 190 0h 15m 24%  1.31 mi Zone 4 152 - 171 0h 51m 78%  5.28 mi Zone 3 133 - 152 0h 02m 4%  0.25 mi Zone 2 114 - 133 0h 02m 3%  0.09 mi Zone 1 95 - 114 0h 00m 0%  0.01 mi (none) out of range 0h 00m 0%  0.01 mi

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Just trying ot another gps site Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 522 ft Location: Shoreham, Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 09/30/07 Up/Downhill: [+1200/-1200] Time: 12:55 PM Difficulty: 3.6 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 8.27 miles Time: 1:28:28 Speed: 5.6 mph Pace: 10' 42 /mi Calories: 1594 Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 11' 20 +0' 38 5.3 -0.3 +259 ft 2 11' 00 +0' 18 5.5 -0.2 +174 ft 3 8' 29 -2' 13 7.1 +1.5 -204 ft 4 11' 15 +0' 33 5.3 -0.3 +53 ft 5 13' 11 +2' 29 4.5 -1.1 +305 ft 6 10' 22 -0' 20 5.8 +0.2 -190 ft 7 10' 14 -0' 28 5.9 +0.3 -65 ft 8 9' 43 -0' 59 6.2 +0.6 -213 ft end 8' 54 -1' 48 6.7 +1.1 -118 ft Versus average of 10' 42 min/mile

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Great gigg

Snow and new shoes!

So I eventually decided if I am running trails all the time I should get some more appropriate shoes. I have had a range of shoes over the last years mostly Saucony Grids and Brooks Adrenalines. My latest pair of brooks and now starting to fade so maybe father Christmas should get me a present.
I have friends with Innovat-8 shoes and i was really looking for these but it is difficult to find a Brighton supplier. i wanted to try the shoes on obviously rather than just trust to luck from the Internet.
I decided to go to my usual shop RUN but they were shut. I eventually rocked up to the Jog Shop and was presented with the usually array. After several runs down the street I picked the pair which not only seemed best compromise in cushion and grip but also had a load of other features.



So the New Balance Rx 1441 has an aggressive cleat and a host of features including a zipp in-able gaiter.
I thought I would test them today but was not quite expecting the snow!



I must say I felt like I had four wheel drive on, the grip was great with the shoes very comfortable. Downhills on harder paths were a bit jarring but this may just be because this was about 7-8 miles in and I am still not 100% fit.
The confidence in the snow was great and they gave me lots of freedom to run downhill at a good pace ( most people who run with me know I love downhills, hate uphills and run very slowly)

Details of the run follows :)

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Well time to try out those shoes!

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May be slightly ambitious

Well perhaps a ten mile run after a long period off is a bit ambitious but I felt ok until the last 2 miles.
Still 1.52 was not bad considering I have not been training. My run is accurate according to my Garmin Forerunner.

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