When I got home from work on Thursday I had a new pair of shoe's waiting for me on front porch from the greatest shoe company in the world! Newton signed on again as a title sponsor for the Mark Allen Elite Team and also new for 2010, Newton Running changed up their colors (to my liking) and didn't change the fit. The thing that drove me crazy with my previous shoe brand was that they for some reason felt obligated to make small tweaks to their shoes year to year. It would be just enough to make a runner crazy. Newton seems to go against the norm and they stick with what works! If you have never ran in Newton's I suggest you get out there and try them out. For retailer locations near you, check out the Newton website at http://www.newtonrunning.com/support/retail-locator/retail-united-states . If you are not familiar with Newtons, the encourage running on your midfoot/forefoot, a technique and position that helps keep you running more efficiently, injury-free and faster, no matter the distance. Since wearing Newton's I've PR'ed in every distance of every race that I've toed the line at and there's not much more I can say. I love these shoes!!!In other news, there really isn't much to report on the training front. I've been putting in between 15-17 hours per week which is not bad considering I'm still over 20 weeks out from Ironman Lake Placid. However the training that I have been getting in has been tough. Due to the recent snow that won't seem to melt, I've been stuck indoors training around the clock.
The indoor training has led to some crazy workouts such as a 17 mile treadmill run a 4 hour trainer ride and 400 repeats on the treadmill at 12.5 mph. I'd much rather be outside to say the least. After a good weekend I came down with a sinus and small head cold that I"m hoping I can shake with Sudafed and lots of liquid. I start Ironman training in two weeks and I sure hope it warms up by then because I'm in no mood to do this indoor training through March.
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