NEW SHOES!

Oh yeah, that feels good...soooo goooood!!!!!!!!!!!!

I kicked butt today!
Yesterday I got new shoes. I love em. The high end kind. Brooks. Not too expensive, just under $100.00. It's all about getting the right fit, and cushion. It's snug in the heel, loose and airy in the toe. Perfect. Depending on much I run, I could get up to a year out of them.

I learned something from the foot evaluation. I've been buying shoes that are to big. Turns out I'm a 7. NOT 7 1/2!
That makes a big difference! It's nice to talk to a guy that takes on 50 mile trail runs at one time. He knows his shoes!!

He said to me "I know it sounds like a lot (ya think?), but as you build up your mileage, your endurance gets better." Okay-right now I'd be happy with entering a 10k race ...and not finishing last!

I ran down American River to Pointed Rocks and up Westville back to my house. I got a bit tired on Pointed Rocks because I was so jazzed about my new shoes that I just bolted down American River. But I didn't stop and that's all that matters right now. I'll worry about my time later.

Although I do think I should start making my routes longer. When I get back, it feels like I just started. Like I'm just starting to feel my groove and then I have to stop.

I'm so glad I wore my tank top.
It's so warm outside. Plus the fact that I ran in the afternoon today. The sun on my shoulders reminded me of summer.

Ahhh, summer....