Ran 3 miles with Sparky after work. Average pace was 7:35. All three of our boys were asleep (that's a first in a very long time!), so it was just me and the dog. Weather outside was absolutely beautiful - sunny and 78. Weather forecast for the Del Sol Relay: Sunny, high of 80, low of 55 for both Friday and Saturday. Will get in some more miles after the boys go to bed (assuming they go to bed on time). Ran another 4 miles by myself later this evening, after the boys went to bed. They got to bed later than normal because they all took huge naps this afternoon. First 3 miles at a nice 7:30 pace, then kicked into another gear for the last mile, somewhere in the vicinity of 6:30. I wasn't quite expecting that when I stopped the watch (I didn't take the garmin on this run, just wanted to run by feel), but it felt very good. Ran both the earlier run with Sparky as well as this run in my Saucony Grid Tangents - they feel very good for a lightweight trainer, and don't seem to be giving me the same issues as the Axioms did. On a side note, it may actually be time for me to switch away from Brooks - I have been having issues where my heels wear a hold in the outer rear of the sockliner and expose the hard plastic heel counter. It seems to me that perhaps the heel is to wide for me. Next time I need to get new shoes (probably next month), I will check out some other brands again to see if I can find one with a narrower heel. | 