Track Running

Baby, it's cold outside! 45 degrees, but feels like 39 and it's windy. It made for a rough start, but once I was warmed up it felt great.
I've been having trouble with pain in the bottom of my right foot again. It's mostly across my arch. I switched to Brooks Ghost 11. This is my third run in them. I like them so far and the pain is a lot less when wearing them compared to the Ravenna's. I've kept all my runs to 2 miles as I try to break them in and see how my foot holds up. I'm sure the cold weather is playing into my foot acting up (as well as being a heavier weight); however if it keeps up I'm going to have to try a different brand of shoes. I'm a little limited with the selection in Japan - Brooks, New Balance, Asics, and Saucony are all they carry at the Navy Exchange here on base. New Balance will be my next brand to try as I already know I'm not a fan of Asics or Saucony.

Today's run was at the track. I love track runs! The ground is cushy and it's easy to set goals for yourself while running. I worked on cadence/speed. Over the summer I was able to carry a 180 cadence when I ran 13 minute miles, but I just couldn't seem to keep it up when I pick up the pace, so I tried to work on that more today. Garmin has a color chart that helps break down your cadence. I'm happy with green, but my goal is blue. I'm a little all over the place today because of my workout. The first orange stretch is just a half mile warm up, then I was running the straights (green/blue) and jogging/walking the curves (orange/red), and then my last two laps were a cool down (green).

This is my overall for today:

Overall, I'm happy with my run today. I just wish my foot wasn't bothering me so much. My next run won't be until Thursday as I've got spin tomorrow and boot camp on Wednesday. I'll just keep rolling it on an ice bottle and stretching it until then; hopefully it'll help!