 Butter my bread butter my bread day two here we go Oh gonna go two miles today again bad as you can see behind me back to a soft surface back to this grass field here and Oh my goodness woke up this morning I didn't know what I was gonna feel and I felt nothing now the foot is a little sore a little tired I you know, it's a the strength is gonna it's gonna take two to three weeks Like at least I would say to get that strength back, but right now it's feeling very very good So this is a not a good sign a great sign that we are trending in the right direction and with bone injuries usually Usually with bone injuries once it's healed it's healed But you can't come back too early and you can't come back too aggressive. Alright, so that's why yesterday was one mile Today is two miles and it's why I'm back to a grass surface today and tomorrow I'll be back on another grass surface Maybe a little bit of dirt we shall see but overall Looking good that I didn't wake up with pain in the Metatarsals on my foot and in my big toe and everything that was going on down there So, alright, I don't know what else to say. Oh, yeah, gotta get my green hat on and then let's go get our two miles And come on see at the studio And before we get to important priorities for runners returning from injuries We're gonna open this box as promised yesterday and Backcountry. Oh my goodness. So this is a another online store that you can buy Outdoor gear mostly, but they also do running shoes as well. It's just backcountry.com I believe they're affiliated with steep and cheap don't quote me on that But I think they're affiliated bottom line this morning and I realize they're trying to make you know They're trying to make money. They're a business, but this morning I received a personalized Email from a from an ultra runner at backcountry. It was amazing. He and he it wasn't like sales It wasn't pitchy. He wasn't trying to get me to buy more shoes from him He was simply checking in he noticed that I had opened up the Nike Pegasus 36 is yesterday And it was a mate now again. I realized in his system He saw that I bought these from back country But I was blown away by the customer service and it wasn't like a generic message because just the way it was written It was very personalized and that my friends in the my in the 21st century That is gonna win my business just saying like whether it's a brick-and-mortar store a running shoe shop brick-and-mortar or online or what have you it's that personalized service with Expertise in the field that I am interested in for me. Obviously. It's running shoes. Alright, let's do this Where is that knife? There it is. Okay back country here? We go and their hashtag is goat worthy because their their their logo is Is a goat so that's kind of interesting. Alright, what's it gonna be? What's it gonna be ladies and gentlemen? Okay, I don't even know what to say other than I'm very excited and these shoes I don't know how I got a hold of these because I'm I'm seeing a different different Nike websites that These are not available until June 13th, so I don't know how I got hold of these, but I did and you're gonna like it You are gonna like it. Ah, can you make a guess? Here we go. Oh, man. Oh, man. Oh gosh. All right one Who and what color is it three? Oh? Yeah 36 trail the night. Oh my goodness look at that So amazing, of course, it's a light green my favorite color green Wow. Oh My let me just soak it in it's got that Nike trail logo on the side here So this Nike Pegasus 36 trail. It's a completely new upper with some additional They added some overlays remember we talked about overlays in that blog where I broke down the different components of a running shoe And it overlays basically a piece of of rubber that wraps around the the top of the upper or a section of The upper to help provide a little more stability Support and yes Gore-tex or like waterproof features through the upper so because you're gonna be taking these out in the mud in the rain and the Snow well, yeah, I guess you did the snow as well It's good to have a little bit of overlay action through the upper and yes through the midsole There are air units built into this midsole So an air unit is basically it's a built-in pocket of air that provides a little more cushion So there's two separate air units in this Pegasus 36 trail one in the four foot right below your toes and the front of your foot And then one in the heel and then on the outsole. This is really interesting I actually wasn't aware at the depth of the lugs on the outsole when I bought them But they're looking like they are I'm just gonna say two to three millimeters. They're not very deep Which means you're probably not gonna take this shoe in crazy snow or you're not gonna take it through crazy mud But you can use this shoe. I'm just gonna say I haven't tried it yet But transitioning from roads to trails So I've talked about this in the past if you live Let's say your house is in a small city and then it's like a 10-minute jog to get to some local trails So you you're on 10 minutes on pavement and concrete and then 30 minutes on trails And then 10 minutes back to your house on pavement and concrete You don't want a shoe like the Solomon speedcross 5 that has these crazy love depth You want a shoe that can transition easily from multiple surfaces from pavement to dirt. So this is exciting Oh, man. All right. Those are all my thoughts. I'm not gonna give you the drop or the weight We'll save that for my first impression and yes I'll probably be taking these out on the trail sooner rather than later now that we are back to jog it I'm gonna be patient, but it's exciting that dirt is on the horizon. So, okay. Here's the deal I'm off to a filming job tonight So I'm gonna be dressed up in a nice tie You'll see me later and then I'll be back to talk about these Priorities for you to consider when you're transitioning from an injury back to running. All right. See you in like six hours And we're back. I bet you didn't think I could clean up I could clean up a little bit as a runner you could probably relate to this like I just like shorts and a t-shirt and my running shoes, but every now and then you gotta throw the tie on so Anyway, it was a good night of filming and yes, I did just get off a very Important phone call for the channel and I will tell you about it soon probably in the next week or so Oh, man, just exciting things happening talking with other Running and through the enthusiasts out there. So all right, let's get to it. Finally the topic for today Priorities for you as a runner as you return from running injuries. All right, here we go priority number one You don't want to repeat the reason you got injured, right? Like that goes without saying but sometimes we get so excited when the windows legs start moving again And we might be a little absent-minded as to why we got injured in the first place So for me and this is a challenge huge challenge You have to narrow down a lot of different factors as to why you think you got injured now listen if you didn't have a traumatic injury like rolling an ankle and you break your ankle or You fall on a rocky trail and you hit your knee and the next day like your knee is all messed up Like that's your traumatic injury and so you know you know why you're injured But a lot of times as runners we have overuse injuries and these overuse injuries are hard to pinpoint Why exactly we got injured so it could come down to over training like too much volume Intensity so running too fast too often the surface that you're running on the shoes that you're running in The the speed workouts that you're doing. There's a lot of different not getting enough sleep and not eating well Oh my goodness. There's a lot of different factors out there So for me, I think it was intensity Running on too much hard too many hard surfaces and then again getting back to some shoes that maybe didn't have enough cushion We've already talked about that. So anyway, that's priority number one really try to narrow down Why you think you got injured so that you don't make those same mistakes in the future and priority number two seek out professional help or Somebody with a lot of experience in the running world. All right. So what what do I mean a? physical therapist who has a running background a masseuse or a stretching coach who has a running background Even if you need to a nutritionist who really could help if you just really don't eat well A nutritionist could be huge for helping you put great fuel into your body Frankly, I need to continue to eat spinach and eat as healthy as possible Moving forward like I eat well. I eat really well But I know I can always do better in that department and then lastly a professional coach or at least a runner who's been running for not two years or three years But it's somebody who's been running for 15 years 20 years 30 years Someone who has a lot of experience who could maybe look at your training plan and evaluate Okay, this is me. I would maybe change this workout put a little more rest in between this workout Whatever the case may be in your training plan. So again priority number two seek out Professional help or at least someone with a lot of experience in the running world and priority number three Cross training and rest is your best friend as a runner Ah, it's so hard for me to say those words because I just want to run and run a lot and run high-volume and run big mountains But I know because I haven't been injured like this in 10 years, okay But this has been a humbling reminder this stress into my metatarsals that I need to put more emphasis More priority into cross training. So going to the pool going to a stationary bike More often and yes building in a little bit more rest into my training schedule meaning days off or At least a day jogging around a grass field for three miles and then go to the pool Okay, just like trying to take them the pounding off of the off of the body when when necessary when needed So anyway, that is priority number three cross training and rest are your best friends keyword Priorities that's right keyword is priorities and the question of the day How do you what do you? Prioritize when returning from a running injury. Maybe it's something I already mentioned That's great. If it's something new awesome Let us know down in the comments because I bet there's a lot of runners out there Who are either injured now or are coming out of an injury very soon? In fact, I know there's a lot of runners out there watching who are in that situation because I'm getting your messages on Instagram So hopefully some comments down below can help you Prioritize your own return to the running the running experience this the sport that we love and there you have it The Nike Pegasus 36 trail is now in the rotation. Thanks for watching. Thanks for being here. It's a beauty work hard