it's because i'm lazy.

i had pretty good running last week, but i didn't post about it. i think you know the reason.

i think the leader is experimenting with energy over the weekend. i had a great 7 mile run along the north central rail trail. it begins in gaylord and ends in mackinaw city. i followed it from the river in indian river to rondo road in wolverine. this weekend i will be doing a similar route, though nearly twice as long. it is 13 miles to go from indian river to wolverine and back to rondo road. i

last week i tried a little energy in my 7 mile trip and it worked well enough that i will have some with me this weekend. i tried some honey stinger chews and a clif shot (apple pie flavor!). this weekend i will be using the clif shot block margarita with salt flavored chews. i will stop to walk at the 7 mile point to take them and some water.

the other good news is that i got some new running shoes. i had bought some new balance shoes in march and immediately started having knee pain on my right knee. i returned those shoes and have been running in my old asics gel nimbus VII. i bought them in 2005 and have run a difficult to estimate number of miles. three years of running in all seasons is a lot of running, and they were starting to show their age. and i happened upon a brand new pair of gel nimbus VIII -- one year later than my VIIs. they feel very familiar and the fit is as perfect as my old ones. so i'm wearing them in all week and saturday will be my first long run with them. i anticipate much happiness is my legs and particularly in my knee.

six miles tonight. i haven't been timing myself on 3 and 4 mile runs anymore. i probably will tonight. with the heat, i'll guess closer to 60 minutes than 55 minutes. i might even go longer than 60 minutes. it's pretty warm out there.

robb.