Shoes
Speaking of shoes, I ran TWO MILES in 24 minutes, no stopping, slowing down, or dying! That’s my accomplishment for the day. Now, for you SICK running types, that is no major accomplishment, but for me, who has never run more than one and half miles without feeling the inside of my stomach coming up through my lungs, it was Huge. So, I get to say, “Yeah, Me!” tonight. Afterwards, I did 15 min. on the stairmaster and 10 min of abs, and came out all sweaty, but feeling better than when I started.
I think the winter blues were setting in pretty rough today. The sun was out, but it is cold. Currently, -10 degrees, and dropping, and for whatever reason, the more the temperature was dropping so was my mood. No excuses, but I definitely didn’t feel my normal cheerful attack-the-world self. I made myself a cup of tea, put the flourescent spectrum light on and watched Dr. Oz, who, of course, had suggestions for beating winter blues. Besides the flourescent lamp, he suggested peppermint oil to soothe you, chili peppers to excite you, ginger tea to boost your metabolism and also as an appetite suppressant, and gingko balboa to keep you alert. I’m thinking I could do peppermint and ginger tea all day if it gets me through this cold weather faster.
Ok, so, new game. Don’t forget to weigh in tomorrow, plus remember to vote for Black Studios as the best fitness challenge team, but ALSO, Aaron Walters announced a new challenge for us today. The cc has teamed up with Soles4Souls to provide shoes for Haiti survivors and we can help. The cc is trying to gather 1000 pairs of shoes, so bring in your new or gently used shoes and help someone who really needs our help. Now, here’s what I’ve learned about all you crazy runner people. You love your athletic shoes and you want them to fit well. I just gave Lisa and Desiree a bad time about how many pairs of tennis shoes each of them come up with, and I know from personal experience, that my training shoes that live inside the cc never get ugly before they get done running, plus, then there’s all those shoes we girls have buried at the back of the closet that we had to have and then wore once and couldn’t wear again because they just weren’t comfortable enough to wear a whole day. Plus, then Rachel and Dacey have change sizes every 6 mos, so I know their shoes never get enough wear, especially during boot season.
There you go: Suggestion for the day: Get those unused shoes out of your house and get them to the cc. Stop by for a little run while you’re there.
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