ASICS Men’s 2-in-1 Shorts<\/a>. I didn’t try them on till today. I should have known this before, but it’s pretty obvious to me now: I’m not built like the typical runner. I got the XL size, which has plenty of extra room at the waist (and a nice draw-string to take up the slack), but it’s pretty tight across my thighs. I guess my quads are bigger than the guy they built the shorts for. It’s not too tight, so I decided to cut the tag and keep them.<\/p>\nI really like them. I may have to get another pair.<\/p>\n
I got a side ache a few times as I was getting going today. I was about to the top of the first hill and I had to stop and walk a bit, holding the right side of my abdomen with both hands. I hit the light green to cross Del Mar Heights Road at the top of the hill, but it wasn’t long till I had another side ache, so I walked some more. I ran down the steep hill on Lansdale Dr, but then walked up the other side.<\/p>\n
I finally used my water bottle to spray water on my face. Suddenly I felt a lot better and got into a decent rhythm all the way to the turn-around at the 5k mark. I didn’t stop long, but I did splash my face again. I was jogging at what I consider my “forever pace” which is about 11:00\/mile. I kept going until I was most the way up the big hill. I walked a bit then ran down the other side all the way home. I felt like I still had a lot of gas in the tank when I got back, but I have a lot of things going on today, so I couldn’t extend it. Maybe next time.<\/p>\n
I did manage to get a new PR for my 10k.<\/p>\n