Wow, a surprisingly good run today even in the 80-degree heat w/ humidity.
I decided to wear the Asics and just go out and see how I felt, focusing on applying some of my barefoot techniques while wearing the shoes. In a nutshell: 1) Shorten the stride to help land toward the forefoot. Keep trying for faster cadence/turnover.
2) Keep the forward lean (at the ankles), avoid leaning back and heel striking 3) Keep upright form, but relax, relax, relax! I turned in 3 miles at an average 8:30 pace, so in effect this became a tempo run of sorts for me, but it felt great and I had no odd clicks or clacks in my achilles. A weird sensation is that after spending so much time this week either barefoot or in the VFFs that the Asics felt clunky. When I first purchased them they seemed "light". They sure do provide great cushion though! They're very new still, and now I'm feeling I may have made a mistake getting them instead of a lighter racing flat or something that would be easier to transition between barefoot/VFF. Sigh.
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