New Shoes, Hill Sprints & A Bit of Proper Speed 👟⛰️🔥

Quiet Wins, Lighter Feet & Playing the Long Game ⚖️🏃‍♂️

800s Track Day: Finding the Feel (and Locking It In) 🏟️🔥

Sunburn Dodged, Legs Unloaded & a Sneaky Double 🌞🏃‍♂️

Easy Miles, Belly Laughs & Zero Watch Checks ☀️🏃‍♂️😂

TL;DR
Easy run with hill sprints mixed in, slightly sluggish start but loosened up well, new shoes felt amazing, and the hill reps turned into some properly fast efforts.

The run
Today was meant to be around a 70-minute easy run with hill sprints, though it ended up closer to 65 minutes thanks to a slightly rushed exit from the house — despite waking up early. Classic. Still, plenty of time to get the job done.

The easy running was really nice. Legs felt a bit heavy at the start, as they often do, but once I settled in everything smoothed out. I reckon the pace naturally sat around that comfortable five-ish zone. New shoe day definitely helped with motivation — there’s something about fresh foam underfoot that just makes you want to run properly.

When I got to the hill, it was 5 × 20-second hill sprints on the menu. The first one felt a bit awkward — legs hadn’t quite found their rhythm yet — so that one came in bang on 20 seconds. After that, everything clicked. Knees up, arms pumping, full commitment. Same distance, but much quicker.

They ended up more like:
	•	Rep 1: 3:13/km
	•	Rep 2: 3:02/km
	•	Rep 3: 2:49/km
	•	Rep 4: 2:54/km
	•	Rep 5: 3:00/km

Proper sprinting. Gasping at the top, but in a good way. Really happy with how sharp those felt.

And the shoes… 👌
New New Balance 1080s (v14) — first run and they were spot on. Great fit for my wider foot, nicely cushioned without feeling marshmallowy, and just enough pop without any carbon nonsense. All black (not my usual vibe — I’m a white shoe guy), but that’s intentional: these are going to be my daily trainers, including rainy days, so my nicer white shoes don’t get absolutely destroyed.

Really pleased with this run. Easy miles, proper speed stimulus, and a new pair of shoes that feel like they’re going to get a lot of mileage. Solid way to start the day.

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