Dear Pretty Shoes, 

I regret to inform you that you simply must go back to the store as soon as possible.  The pain you caused my little toes was unprecedented; I really couldn’t feel them for 90% of my run.

I understand this must come as a great shock as you longed to be my partner in crime, and by ‘crime’ I mean ‘achieving my goals.’  True, we could have been an epic team together, concurring the 15k and then finishing the 21k, but sadly your tight squeeze on my chubby feet simply means we’re not a compatible fit.

However you put forth a valiant effort and please feel free to use me as a reference.

Sincerely,

E

9.2k (5.7miles) Run Complete.

Run Diagnostic:  I ran with my new friend, A (of-emailing-me-from-this-blog-fame) and although it was a hard run (see next post) it was a really good one!  I think we slowed to a walk 5 or 6 times, but they were quite short.  The weather was perfect, the course was flat and there were tons of other runners keeping us motivated.  She (being the all star runner that she is) spoke most of the way, which really helped me lose track of time and simply run. Our 15k is a week Saturday and dare I say it A? We’re going to aim to finish it within 1.5hours, but I’d still be thrilled if I just complete it.

• New (purple) Nano iPod
• New Bathing suit
• New Skirt (black and cream(in photo)
• New Blouse
• New Black T.Shirt  (photo)
• New running shoes
• New Nike toy
• New cashmere sweater
• New running pants
• New headband
• New OPI nail polish

Holy shit, each of these purchases I justified with, “well, I just got a raise, I owe myself a reward.”   I am officially done rewarding myself.

In other news, I did NOT run last night, and not because I didn’t try.  Once I got home (9:30ish) I changed into my new running attire and headed down to the gym which was SO FULL.  I biked for about 20 minutes while waiting for a treadmill, but hated every second of it, and thus called it a night. 

HOWEVER, never fear dear blog lovelies,  tonight I am running with my running buddy, A.  It should be a solid 8k and keep me on schedule.

Also, please note I didn’t run outside at 9:30 at night because it was dark, I am a girl, I live in a city. (because let’s be honest, that’s what you *cough Ben cough* were thinking).

GPOYS: Fuck-Yeah-!-Maintenance-Edition

Except technically I lost the weight I managed to gain last week at the cottage so I’m back at 163!

Because Yes. Yes, I am excited about my new shoes and Nike Sport Kit; makes me want to run, which means it’s well worth the $$.

nutritionista:

Inspired by this new running fanatic, I just bought myself one of these(thanks, girl! Until now, I thought I had to have a Nano in order to use Nike+). I didn’t want to splurge on a Garmin, so this seemed like a healthy (read: cheaper) compromise.

I’m sick of relying on running buddies to tell me how far we’ve gone and at what pace. Plus, this will be an easy way to track my progress.

For about $80 (including S+H and a shoe pouch for the sensor I bought separately), this system is less than half the price of similar devices I’ve seen. Even on sale, the cheapest Garmin will still run you $170, plus they seem like sort of a pain to use.

Anyone used the Nike+ SportBand? What do you think?

OMG YES. YES. YES! Mine is sitting on my desk and I can’t wait to get home and try it!  Apparently you can also “race people around the world,”  which naturally means I think the entire blog world should get it and then we can run together and race; you know you wanna… [warning: you will LOSE, and by ‘LOSE’ I mean ‘WIN’ because I am a very slow runner]

As soon as I use it I’ll update asap and let you know my thoughts on the product along with my stats (pace, distance, time, cal ect) 

As I bought the purple iPod nano on the weekend, I just bought the chip part (C$40) and shoe part (C$10) as the Nike watch didn’t suit me well because I like running with a watch with a timer (as I run 10 minutes, walk 1 minute).