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Friday May 4, 2007 #
Event: US Team Trials
Orienteering race 37:11 [4] *** 2.98 km (12:29 / km) +65m 11:15 / km
ahr:163 max:189 13c (injured) shoes: Inov-8 Mudclaw 330
Haven Hill sprint at US Team Trials A-Meet (SMOC). Red/Blue sprint.
I came into this weekend with some concern about my heels and the new shoes, since I had some blisters started from last weekend's Story meet. Since this sprint was the shortest event of the weekend, I decided to tape up good and give the shoes a second try.
I started off strong (for me), and was on pace for my typical sub-10 min/k sprint run until leg 10, when the heel pain slowed me down to a hobbling walk. On inspection at the finish area, I found that the shoes had now torn the blisters completely open on both heels.
Mike M. made a comment in a recent log about a run making him feel "old, fat and slow". Well, struggling with these heel issues after five years of orienteering, and at an out-of-state A-meet no less, made me feel very out-of-place there. I couldn't even make eye contact with anyone in the finish chute. Absolutely crestfallen.
I came into this weekend with some concern about my heels and the new shoes, since I had some blisters started from last weekend's Story meet. Since this sprint was the shortest event of the weekend, I decided to tape up good and give the shoes a second try.
I started off strong (for me), and was on pace for my typical sub-10 min/k sprint run until leg 10, when the heel pain slowed me down to a hobbling walk. On inspection at the finish area, I found that the shoes had now torn the blisters completely open on both heels.
Mike M. made a comment in a recent log about a run making him feel "old, fat and slow". Well, struggling with these heel issues after five years of orienteering, and at an out-of-state A-meet no less, made me feel very out-of-place there. I couldn't even make eye contact with anyone in the finish chute. Absolutely crestfallen.
Saturday Apr 28, 2007 #
Event: ICO Story-Middle Fork
Orienteering race 2:15:45 [4] *** 6.2 km (21:54 / km)
ahr:159 max:186 10c shoes: Inov-8 Mudclaw 330
Red course at Story-Middle Fork (ICO). Distance is rough measurement (ruler on paper).
In retrospect, it was probably folly to try out new shoes on an aggressive property like Story-Middle Fork. On the plus side, the Mudclaws are plenty grippy, and I felt pretty sure-footed in them, even through a lot of contouring. My ankles were quite sore a couple of days after the event, not from sprains - just from sidehilling.
On the minus side, they were pretty hard on the backs of my heels. I got two blisters on the right heel, and one on the left. I was using Blister Block and new non-cotton socks, but it wasn't enough. I'll definitely be doing a lot of taping at Michigan (and bringing my other shoes, too).
I struggled a bit with the lacing tension at first. For the first few legs, I could feel my heel sliding up/down pretty freely in the shoe. This gave the distracting feeling of nearly slipping out of the shoe when climbing. When I tightened both shoes enough to get rid of the heel slip, the blisters started.
I read about this possibility with these shoes - I just didn't do enough to protect myself. The split analysis shows pretty clearly when the heel pain brought my pace to a grinding halt.
Also, I tried using the shoes' original footbeds for this run, rather than replacing them with the orthotics I usually use. Don't know if that was a factor, but it makes the comparison to the Integrators a little less apples-to-apples (I always used the orthotics with the Integrators).
As for the course itself, it was fine (or at least typical of the couses that get set there). It was generally circular, with medium-to-long legs. Lots of control features that I've seen before. I'd love to see courses there that include much more leg length variety, and more changes in direction.
In retrospect, it was probably folly to try out new shoes on an aggressive property like Story-Middle Fork. On the plus side, the Mudclaws are plenty grippy, and I felt pretty sure-footed in them, even through a lot of contouring. My ankles were quite sore a couple of days after the event, not from sprains - just from sidehilling.
On the minus side, they were pretty hard on the backs of my heels. I got two blisters on the right heel, and one on the left. I was using Blister Block and new non-cotton socks, but it wasn't enough. I'll definitely be doing a lot of taping at Michigan (and bringing my other shoes, too).
I struggled a bit with the lacing tension at first. For the first few legs, I could feel my heel sliding up/down pretty freely in the shoe. This gave the distracting feeling of nearly slipping out of the shoe when climbing. When I tightened both shoes enough to get rid of the heel slip, the blisters started.
I read about this possibility with these shoes - I just didn't do enough to protect myself. The split analysis shows pretty clearly when the heel pain brought my pace to a grinding halt.
Also, I tried using the shoes' original footbeds for this run, rather than replacing them with the orthotics I usually use. Don't know if that was a factor, but it makes the comparison to the Integrators a little less apples-to-apples (I always used the orthotics with the Integrators).
As for the course itself, it was fine (or at least typical of the couses that get set there). It was generally circular, with medium-to-long legs. Lots of control features that I've seen before. I'd love to see courses there that include much more leg length variety, and more changes in direction.