I weigh 174 pounds. If I get the shoes, I am going to try them out by running a couple miles. Ten minute mile? Slow? You can run half a marathon all that distance without walking to catch your breath? I would end up with tachycardia way before then, and I mean *way* before then. I think I will be able to do this eventually for just a couple miles. Maybe I can do something like this by the end of next year. Then I would be at the end of the line as far as improvements go.

Anyway, I am working on an even pace. This is not that easy for me. I will need to do this both for walking and running, swithching between the two at regular intervals. Maybe periodically looking at my watch can help? One of these days I will try an indoor treadmill when it is raining.