A little Update

After Des Plaines I was suffering from some knee discomfort. I was able to work my mileage back up slowly  and my knees weren't getting worse but not much better either. I decided to get out of my Kinvara's and Cadence and wear a more traditional shoe. One week and the knee pain was gone....I believe that running in the more minimal footwear helped me improve my stride but I handle the higher mileage better with some cushion. Maybe there is something to the Hoka's. Because I work at Gazelle Sports I have the opportunity to run in many different types of footwear, which is nice. I think its helped me dial in what I prefer for training and racing. As of now I'm floating around 70mpw with two quality speed days and training for Yankee Springs Winter Challenge 50k Jan. 5th. Training is going well and Old Man Winter has stayed away from Michigan so far. Hoping to run a solid time and win then roll into higher mileage training for Nueces in March.