Here's a quick tid-bit about my favorite sports apparel brand.

At a meeting yesterday, Under Armour said it has a prototype for a new running sneaker. I mean this isn't news exactly, I'd read before that some running groups in the Baltimore area were getting to test it out.

What is kind of newsy is that after the very successful launch of its cross-trainer over the weekend, Kevin Plank, a Maryland alum and CEO of Under Armour, said he eventually expects shoes sales to exceed apparel sales.

As a runner who has already found shoes that work for me, I don't really see myself switching brands just because the new shoes bear the UA name unless the shoe is super fabulous and far out performs my Mizunos.

I don't know. What do you guys think?

Ok it wasn't really four miles, it was my 3.87 mile loop again. But four miles just makes a better title.

That's what I did yesterday after I got home from work. A nice 3.87 miles with lots of hills. I managed to slow myself down a little bit and this time finished the first mile in 10:30.

My legs were feeling pretty good most of the time I was running, only getting a little sore and tired right at the end, nothing a good stretch couldn't take care of.

It was really super sunny outside yesterday, although it wasn't too hot. I'm still not a huge fan of running in super strong sun, but I didn't have too much of a choice yesterday if I wanted to fit my run in because around 7 I was meeting people for work for drinks to celebrate Cinco De Mayo.

I didn't actually have any drinks, but it was fun to hang out with people from work. Afterward, it was off to a friend's place to watch the Hills and then have long life talks until 1 a.m., which was unfortunate for me because I had to be into work super early this morning.

So needless to say, no gym to lift before work today and probably just going to end up crashing when I get home tonight. Ehhh, it happens.

ORN:
3.87 miles, 40:12

I decided the smart thing for my very sore legs was to give them some time off after the race and then try to get two nice slow runs in toward the end of the week.

Yesterday I planned to go for a nice easy 4 miles when I got home from work. Being the genius that I am, I thought it would be a good idea to do this run in my old sneakers because I thought they might still have some miles left in them. Bad idea, peeps. The pain started about the half mile mark. Shins, knees, hips, ankles. It was fun really it was. But I kept going because hey I'm smart like that.

When I hit the two miles at the 20 minute mark (Apparently I was flying for me!) I had to stop and walk. Unfortunately the two mile point is a half mile walk back home. So I logged 2.45 miles in around a half hour or so.

Today I learned from yesterday's mistake and wore the new shoes. Ahhh it felt so much better.

Again, I planned for a nice easy for miles. But for some reason I couldn't get myself to slow down the entire time I was running. I logged the first mile 9:30. For me that's blistering. I hit mile two around 19 something. I ran for a little bit more before I had to stop and walk in part because my legs were tired and in part because it was really hot outside and I didn't have water with me.

I did mostly walking for the rest of the time with a little bit of running thrown in. I went 3.87 miles in 42:51. That's not bad for walking from basically mile 2.5 on.

I don't know why all of sudden I can't make myself run slow. I was like screaming at my legs to slow down, but they just wouldn't listen. I mean I'm excited that I can go faster, but I'd like to be able to complete a longer run without having to stop and walk after the first two miles.

ORN:
Thursday: 2.45 miles, 30 minutes
Friday: 3.87 miles, 42:51