Still Trying the Newtons

Today called for 5 miles, so to continue with my gradual tryout of the Newtons, I split the run in half, more or less. First I went around the park in the Newtons for about 2.7 miles. Then I came home and switched to the old Nike trail shoes for a loop on the trails, about 2.5 miles.

It got hot today all of a sudden, so it was good to do the second half of the run on the trails. Even though it was still morning when I finished, it's heating up pretty quick.

Am wondering what this weekend's racing will feel like. Will I be ready to try the Newtons in the 5k race on Friday night? I think not. Will I be able to run the trail race on Sunday as fast as I did last year? Also doubtful.