Saucony Kinvara 9's

These are my new favorite running shoe's

I set my aerobic base back by making the majority of my running intervals and shorter distances. I used to be able to run 5 miles at a slow pace before i started doing too many intervals. The other week I had trouble doing a 3 mile steady state run at a slow pace. And when I say slow pace, I mean between 15:00 and 16:00 min/mi. Pathetic, I know.

For the past couple weeks I have made most of my running longer slower steady state runs, and doing power walks for recovery.

Today I picked up a pair of Saucony Kinvara 9's because I have been looking for a light flexible shoe with not too much cushioning and a low heel/toe drop, and I saw "TheGingerRunner's review of the Kinvara 8's. I found a store that had the 9's in stock and went and picked up a pair.

I have a 5.5 mile course that I do because my apartment is right across from a park with a lake. From my apartment to the lake is about 1 mile, and the trail around the lake is about 1.75 miles. I have built myself back up to being able to do 3 miles at about 14:30 to 15:00 min/mi pace so far, so my goal today was to power walk to the lake (1 mile), run around the lake twice (3.5 miles), and power walk back to my apartment (1 mile). So a total of 5.5 miles, with a 3.5 mile steady state run (.5 miles more).

I got back from getting these shoes, put them on my feet, and headed out my door to do my workout.

I was able to run the entire 3.5 miles with no problem at all, and my average pace (including the power walking) was 13:48 min/mi. The shoes felt great for both power walking and running.

I LOVE THESE SHOES!!!