eclectic whatnot

i want to gather all of you who commented yesterday into a big bear hug. every comment, every word of encouragement, every minute you took out of your day to bless me means so much to me.

of course, y’all realize now that all of your schedules need to be cleared for the last weekend of march. ‘cuz y’all are running that half-marathon with me.

mmmkay?

today’s long run was . . . . long. it could have had something to do with the fact that i goofed up my garmin. i had to empty my bladder when we were about 1.75 miles into our run. i knew there was no way i could hold it for six miles and running with a full bladder is never a good idea.

the garmin automatically pauses when it senses that i’ve stopped. so, while i was taking care of things in the porta potty it was fine. once i got out, i pushed the wrong button or something, but eventually thought i had it worked out. about half a mile or more back into the run, i looked down at the garmin and it hadn’t changed. at all.

::weeps::

i ended up having to reset it.

i was tired and worn out by the end. i suppose i should really sit down and read the manual for my garmin. ha . . . ha . . . hahahaha.

after our run, we drove over to a local running store. i wanted to have my stride analyzed and go ahead and buy a new pair of shoes. i’ve noticed the last couple of weeks my knees haven’t felt so great on the days that i’ve run.

turns out i slightly over pronate.

i tried on some brooks, but they just didn’t feel right. i felt like i had a golf ball in the arch of my foot. i ended up with a pair of saucony shoes. the price tag was painful. they literally cost me twice as much as my asics i bought off amazon.

so because of the hefty price tag, i’m now going to plaster a bunch of pictures of them on the blog.

ok. i’m done.

moving on.

the other night, i took a trip to the sports store. i needed a few things.

such as . . .

new socks!

i’ve been running in my man’s old, stretched out socks.

these socks are like butter. seriously. they are so so soooo comfy. they’re asics women’s intensity socks.

i also picked up some body glide. i used some this morning under my arms where my sports bra hits. it worked great.

however . . . ::cough::

that’s the only place i put it.

when i went to get in the shower, i saw this vicious red whelp in the front where my sports bra had rubbed against my skin. i thought, “oooh, that looks bad.”

then, i stepped into the shower.

then, the water hit that spot.

and i came unglued.

#ouch

the other thing i picked up was a . . . er . . . running belt? fanny pack? whatchamacallit?

i wanted something for my longer runs to hold my phone, chap stick and keys.

it worked great!

in fact, i completely forgot that i had it on until my phone rang. i just turned the belt around, unzipped it and got my phone out. super simple.

and obviously, it’s the height of fashion accessories. i mean, everyone’s wearing them.

that is to say . . . i hid mine under an over-shirt.