As CCB and ARCH begins to diversify the type of posts on the website, this is becoming one of my favorite posts to write. A year ago when I began making the first CG097, I began to run. The goal was to test the shoe and kind of recapture the level of fitness I had as a college basketball player. 15 years removed from that period and 6 years removed from running everyday with my high school basketball team, I was 260 lbs. At 6-2 it was hard to see that I was that heavy, but I felt it. So to test the shoes before I launched them, I began running on the treadmill and then on the street. Over the past year and a half, through multiple injuries and a persistant calf strain I ran. Through work and entrepreneurship and the selling of the first CG I ran. I increased my mileage from half a mile, to 1 mile, to 2 miles, reverted back to one after sitting for a while to heal and finally made it to 3 miles this year.
Today, I ran 3.5 miles or in other words a 5K for the second training day in a row. I am now at a steady weight of 220-225. Which isn’t steady but considering the amount of weight I lost this is an incredible thing. I feel that it should motivate you to get up and attempt conquering your own weight loss goals through jogging. While there is considerable shock to the joints, once your legs build up strength you will begin to see the benefits physically and in your breathing. I feel better, and I have less physical pain overall.
Todays Distance: 3.5 miles. On the street with multiple hills and grassy as well as concrete areas.
Shoes: CG097 II GA – The shoe continues to hold up and while the foam is beginning to compress and shred (due to the harsh streets and my weight) it is holding up very well. I have to say that, no exaggeration, the shoe is the lightest most comfortable shoe I have. I worry though, that the use of foam in the forefoot may feel awkward to some people because it is almost like walking and running barefoot. You can feel the placement of the foot which I know strengthens the feet and legs and makes running a lot better. It feels more natural. I think a lot of people may prefer a stiffer more motion control type shoe.
Time of the run: 9:42 to 10:20. It was a long run and contrary to what I thought the sun is actually pretty hot right now. It had been cooling down. I am still running through the calf muscle injury because I just can sit and ice anymore especially when it seems that as soon as it is healed, I run and it begins to strain again. It’s not so bad, but I can’t really forefoot strike right now and I am using very short strides to avoid toeing off too much.
Soundtrack: Rage Against The Machine – If you don’t feel like running, just put on bombtrack and every political frustration you have will come into your head and you will run through them and remember “How long, not long, because what you reap, is what you sow.”
Great run today.
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