I'm back! 40-minute run

So, my new running shoes finally arrived Wednesday afternoon. They were waiting for me on the front steps after I came in from showing Jack how to drive the riding mower for the first time. (He did fine.) The new shoes are the Nike Structure Triax+ 14  And for comparison with my old shoes (below), here's a picture of the sole after my first 40-minute run with them.

But I didn't need to run with these to know how important a new pair of shoes could be. As soon as I put them on, I felt immediate relief. Then, it became clear to me that my old pair had fallen apart to the point that I was under a constant strain. I just didn't notice because it had built up gradually.

Here's my concern, tho. Although I had my old pair for about a year, I really did not start intensively running with them until some time in April. I had started jogging with Jack in June/July 2010, but only with very light runs, alternating telephone poles to build up to a mile. Then I slowly built up from a mile to two miles before the weather started getting nasty in November.

So, really, I didn't start putting miles on until about four months ago, and the old pair got torn apart very quickly. I'm going to need to keep an eye on this new pair and see how long they will last.

This morning's run was just an easy 40-minute run. 20 out and back.

But I am back in the saddle again.