2 steps forward, 1 step back

Did I use that title before?

Lots has happened since the last post.
I joined the local (quite active) track&field club. The mid-speed longer distance road running group. I went on 4 training evenings with them, which was fun, and seemed to have my running makes large leaps forward.
However, already before this, there was a silly seemingly innocent incident on a sports day, where I jumped into an Olympic long jump sand pit. It was like beore I did it, that I was going to hurt myself, but then, I could not help myself. My right ankle's been sensitive since. Least so in the middle of a running practice, when properly warmed up.
As a kid, til I was 12 or so, I did track&field too. I remember it as something I'd always limp home from, perhaps even my right ankle yes.
Last winter XC skiing in Davos, on a simple first day uphill I slipped, and my same ankle hrt badly since then. A few hours rest could help, for a moment of two, but I did miss out on some precious snow hour because of this.
I've come to the conclusion that this ankle had just since my childhood been my alternative Achilles' heel.

Now I skipped some running practices, hoping the ankle will mend itself, but it's testing my patience now.

Bought some really nice shoes over the past months, to focus my atention on something running :
- Web buy : Fresh Asics Landreth 4's, I had 2's which are done
- Saucony Grid Tangent 3's, to encourage pose technique running, which aids my speed so much. Ran them shortly, and they're just light feeling, less energy sucking.
- Saucony ProGrid Exodus. From the web, because it was so well reviewed, editior's choice. $80 in stead of $100 and EUR120. Extremely nice product, and barely heavier than my Landreths, 15g each.
- Also from last mentioned web buy : Mizuno Kaze 2 cross-country (and track and indor) spikes. $28 on clearnace, a joke for such a nice product.

I do intend to so some XC running the coming years. The track trianing with the group was fun, I'll try to set PB times on some distances once in a while to log my progess.
On the Landreths, running my new forefoot landing, I did a 407m lane 2 lap in 1m15, on the last training. No max effort, just a quick lap to have some fun with warm painfree ankles. Once at peak fitness, a lap will have to go under 60s I suppose, like 5s. Good XCers should manage that? And I take longer strides :-)

The Tangents will be to help me improve techique, and help me run a quick 10km should I enter one. A good 100g less per foot than the super-cushy landreths, but supposedly better for forefood landing.
The Xodus are to have another pair of stable shoes, and the option to take it offroad.
It will be fun to fine the optimal use for the Mizuno's :-)