New Shoes!

I took some pictures of my new bike shoes that I thought I would share:

Feet In Shoes


Look at that pasty white calf! Is winter over yet?


Shoes!


Ohhh Carbon Ohhhhhh


I havent used them yet, as I havent installed cleats. I was going to use my old cleats, but when I went to take them off my old shoes, there was some unfortunate sounding creaking noises. I was afraid of stripping the bolts. Plus, the cleats were worn, and partly covering the screws.

So I will have to go purchase some new cleats. I will get them to put them in, as they might be better at getting them on relatively close to my current setup. This wont happen until at least the end of the week, so I wont be trying the shoes out for awhile.

Yesterday was beautiful out. However, my leg was feeling sore, so I decided to bike instead of run, as that bothers it less. I did about 2 hours ( well actually only 1h50 ;).
Of course, that meant that the temperature would drop about 15 degrees overnight, so I would have to run in the cold. I love when it goes from +6 to -10!

My run actually went quite well. I took a real easy pace, and while my legs felt tight, there was not any real knee pain. Hooray. I wore my Mizuno Elixir shoes. I dont know if that made a difference, but I had been running mostly in my Nirvanas.

I will continue my stretching regimen, and I have yoga tomorrow, which will further help with my legs.
I am pretty sure I hear a distinct 'Boing' from my hamstrings whenever I move!