Good morning all. My turn to start the post!

Christy, how did your race go? Did you see the post in the med tent forum on dizziness? Bluelake, sammie, FMR, jable, mom, everyone, how are you holding up?

I bought new shoes Sunday! Woo-hoo! They're Asics Gel-Nimbus 9s.There is something mysterious and cool about new sneakers. I think it's not just the sneakers themselves but all the possibilities they hold for seeing cool places and doing great things (like trying my first race, which I hope to do in September). My brother and I, when we were little, used to race around the parking lot after we got new shoes just to try them out. Don't laugh, but I actually took my brand new shoes to bed Sunday night. Yep, in bed I'm looking at every feature of these extremely expensive high-tech running shoes that I want to last me through the next 500 miles (Isn't it weird we recently graduated C25K and now we're thinking about the next 500 miles?) Anyway, I'm turning them around this way and that, noting their thick cushioning and their sedate blue and black stripes compared to my dayglow orange Nimbus 6s sitting out there by the door. Yesterday morning I woke up excited to take a test run. Then I heard heavy rain hitting the roof and thunder. I looked out the window. Flashes of lightning and big puddles of water. I briefly considered the relative improbability of lightning strikes, but no way was I going to get my brand new shoes wet, so I went back to sleep. I'm going to go tonight after the temp cools down. Can't wait!

Have a great week everyone! I'm off to jog alongside little kids and ponies all day. So cute. I just got a new group in yesterday, and they're all fabulous! It's going to be a hot one.



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