October 05, 2005
Blogger Fakes Interest in Running
I went to City Sports today and bought lots of really odd things: indoor soccer shoes, shin guards, a bathing suit, and goggles. The indoor soccer shoes were annoying to buy and made me feel really old. The last time I bought indoor soccer shoes (circa 1995) I didn’t have any feet problems. None of the shoes are bunion friendly. (I guess having a bone sticking out of your foot doesn’t make for a smooth connection between your foot and the ball). I did the best I could when picking out a pair and I will just have to see how they do. The shin guards and indoor soccer shoes were both necessary purchases b/c my old ones didn’t survive the move up north (along with my baseball mitt). My one bag of sports stuff somehow got lost. The bathing suit was necessary b/c my one from July is all stretched out. The goggles were needed b/c the ones I had broke the day of the jelly fish and dolphin incidents in August and I have been using them with the two ends of the strap tied together since then (which honestly works pretty well).
While I was there a runner from one of the local colleges came in. She wasn’t wearing much. I would say it was the equivalent of a guy shopping shirtless. It was so weird and I could not stop staring. I hope she was on her way to practice immediately after leaving the store b/c otherwise I have no idea why she was dressed like that!
I went swimming for 30 minutes today. I also biked around a bit and that feels fine on all of my various body parts. While I was testing out indoor soccer shoes I was jogging around the store a little bit w/out even thinking and it was only later that I realized my calf had felt fine during the shoe buying/jogging process. I am still nervous about how it will feel tomorrow though.
There may or may not be blogging tomorrow as I head to DC for a wedding…
Posted by Audrey at October 5, 2005 05:02 PM
Comments
You've made me curious, just how little did she have on?
Blondie
Posted by: Blondie at October 5, 2005 07:27 PM
Ooh, yes, what did she look like? Pictures? :)
Glad that calf felt good. I remember when I first started running again after recovering from shin splints (the first time!) and it felt so good to take that first step and feel no pain.
Posted by: Jon in Michigan at October 5, 2005 09:26 PM
my sis was a little horrified at what little clothing the "elite" girls were wearing (not wearing), in particular. i didn't see any elites though (much too slow to catch a glimpse).
Posted by: brent hopkins at October 5, 2005 10:12 PM
Have fun this weekend, good luck on Monday, and yes you must elaborate on what the elite runner was wearing, but no pictures necessary.
Posted by: Barb at October 6, 2005 06:22 PM
But if you want to post some pictures, that's cool too!
Posted by: C.K. at October 7, 2005 04:27 PM