New Trainers!

The sun came out this afternoon and I really enjoyed my run, despite it being a speed session.  My pace averaged 9min/mile in both threshold sections, which is good in terms of the pace we're aiming for and in keeping it steady.  It did depress me a bit that four years ago I could comfortably finish an undulating half marathon running 9minute miles and now that's a threshold pace.  Have I just got lazy over the last few years?
Another excitement today was getting a new pair of trainers.  I do buy new pairs fairly regularly (as my husband found out when he decided to clear the garage - cue cries of "how many pairs of trainers do you need?").  However, my Garmin says I've covered about 650 miles in the last 12 months and that wasn't even a marathon year, so important to keep the kit up to scratch I feel.                           
As I do have a few pairs to choose from, despite running 5 times a week I'm able to ensure I don't wear the same pair two days running.  Most of my trainers are the same make and style, which may have slightly changed as the manufacturer "upgrades" them.  I also have a different pair for cross country running.  I confess to being a shoe addict and that addiction is carried through into my running!

I've gone for the same pair of road trainers I had last time -Asics Gel Cumulus 12 - in last season's colours as that knocked £30 off the price.  The colour won't help the way I run and I happen to like purple!  
I'll now break these in by wearing them over shorter runs, such as tomorrow night's 50 minute one, over a couple of weeks.  If I don't have any problems with them, I'll start running the long Saturday runs in them by the time we're up to 16 or 18 miles.