Spankin' New!

So, I griped yesterday and it was great! 

Thanks for reading and crapping with me too. 

With that, I tai-chi'ed away all the negative chi and welcome the new, energized chi. 

Well, more like "Spend some money and make me happy!" 

It started out innocent - just a drive to make me feel better.

Then, I got to thinking about what could possibly make my knee hurts.

Then, I was toying with the idea of buying running shoes. 

So I drove myself to the running shoe store. 

It was quick too. 

I walked in. Told the sales dude that I am looking for a pair of running shoes. 

Told him I am wearing Adrenaline 10 and I *heart* it! 

He told me the 11 is out. 

I tried it on! 

and BAM!!! SHAZAM! 

I was out of that store in less than 30 minutes!

Check out my goodies 

 Adrenaline 11. 

These babies are gonna make me fast and keep me injury-free. 

 Adrenaline 11, Adrenaline 10, and my Asics Gel 3050.

I don't wear the Asics for running anymore - more for walking the dog or for exercise classes. 

 My current Adrenaline. 

See how the black part of the sole is virtually gone? 

Maybe that's part of the reason? 

I have had this pair since September 2010.

I logged about 350 miles since.
How often do you change your shoes?

 New kicks: See how the black part of the sole is still rather thick? 

I also picked up Body Glide and my favorite yummy Chomps. 

Then the sales dude recommended this Stinger Waffle. 

He said there's honey in the middle. 

He had me at "honey!"

Just in case the new kicks fail to kick the March's running blues away, 

I bought this baby! 

 

Nothing fancy. Just a cheap bike from Wal-Mart.

I am not really a biker and haven't see myself as a biker. 

I just want something to ride to my mail box or to the bank instead of taking my vehicle. 

I think this will suffice. 

And if these didn't make me a happy girl. 

I came home to this sweet baby girl....

The boyfriend gave her a bath to make me happy.

Ok! 

April.... you are up and I will take you down!

Inaugural Run with New Shoes

I went to a proper running shoe shop on Thursday evening and got those folks there to help me find a pair of running shoes. The entire process was rather cool. I  learned that I overpronate when I run. I was so thrilled with the thought of having a new pair of shoes that I forgot to check the colors out. But I like blue and most of my running gear are blue and grey. 

Here's  my Asics Gel 3050. We'll see how this baby stand to the test.

Side and top view of my new shoes before the 4-mile run

Today is Saturday and I woke up with a scratchy throat and my nose was already running before I could put my shoes on.  So I hurried and put on my new babies and got out of the house. So Buttercup and I completed 4 miles. It was quite a good run because I went on a slightly different route. I didn't expect it to be quite so uphill. It wasn't hilly, nah, but I have been running on flat ground, so this was indeed quite a sucker. Note to myself: Gotto do some hillwork on the treadmill from now on.

A little incline can only make me stronger. Right?
1st mile = 12:06.91
2nd mile = 12:20.05
3rd mile = 12:27.67
4th mile = 12:13.21
Total = 4 miles in 49:12 mins

Shoe Verdict: No problem! I wore the shoes and not the other way around. It fits and it was comfortable. Didn't feel like I was breaking into them.

Knee Verdict: Left knee kinda griped a little after 3.5 miles. But so far so good. I kept on to finish the 4 miles I set out to do and then, walked the rest of the 0.8 mile home.