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July 06, 2005
Advanced Sneaker Surgery
I went to the pool this morning and swam for 30 minutes. It was fine. I was sharing a lane with this pretty cute guy who was obviously in shape and had all these pull buoys and things for your hands to create more drag. He was doing some complicated really hard workout. I, however, was slow and had hair in my face :) Awesome. My hair was also gross during the day so during one of my errands for work I was finally motivated to stop and buy a swimming cap and some special chlorine-detoxifying shampoo. I had no idea what I was doing but the saleslady talked me through the swimming cap purchase.
Last night I also performed more sneaker surgery, but this time it was a complete disaster. My sneaker has been bothering the back of my heel for a while, just kind of irritating it, and I think it is contributing to Achilles achiness. I decided, since my bunion sneaker surgery was super successful a couple of months ago, I should try and just cut away the annoying part of my shoe. Um, no. First of all, it took a couple of hours b/c the material I was cutting, using a knife and scissors, was really hard. Secondly, the shoe slides on my ankle now since there is a giant hole cut out of the inside of the back of the heel. So I destroyed my shoes (which thankfully were “only” $46) and had to go buy new shoes this afternoon.
I apologized several times to the 2 (yes, 2) salespeople that were helping me. They were in consultation with each other. “I’m really sorry I have so many feet issues and have tried on every pair of shoes. I really appreciate you taking so much time with me.” I need so much attention!
Then I had an hour to kill before meeting my friend for dinner so I went to the Georgetown location of the Washington Sports Club. This location of the gym is newly opened and is absolutely gorgeous. I LOVE it there. This was the third DC location I have tried and this one is the best so far, though the Gallery Place location is pretty darn great too. I did my core stuff and some stretching. Now I am tying up some lose ends and preparing to repeat the work/free-time cycle once more.
Posted by Audrey at July 6, 2005 09:04 PM
Comments
Audrey=Procrastinator. I can't believe how long you've been swimming without a cap!! It makes such a difference. You swim faster, save your hair, and don't get a mouth full of hair everytime you take a breath!
Do you try on every pair of shoes and then end up buying the same shoes you already had? I'll do that :) The people in the store make me do it...they want me to see what else is available since they know I always buy the same thing!
Blondie
Posted by: Blondie at July 7, 2005 09:43 AM