Azatol Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 I don't have a problem with shoes (I keep telling myself that) Jeshi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthie Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 @ha ha azatol. @Jeshi and Anne - I will call them today and see if I can, but I am pretty sure they won't take them back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Lang Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Azatol you just blew a steryotype right out of the water and gave me my laugh of the day Ruthie and Jeshi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthie Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 @Anne - second that :-). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azatol Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 HAHA you'll see. It's an addiction. Oh I gotta try those on. Hmmm, these feel great. CHA-CHING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthie Posted November 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 W7D1 done. Ran in my old shoes because I am contemplating trying to return my new ones today. The difference between the two pairs is is obvious, and even if I can't return them, I am still better of in the new pair than in the old . I called the guy at the running store yesterday, and told him that I had run outside in them but that they were too wide for me, and he said to clean them the best I can and he'll see what he can do. The return policies here aren't as lenient they are in the States, so I am not holding my breath... Â I have to say that as thrilled as I am to be running, and to be able to run 25 minutes, (warm up and sort-of-cool-down included) all in all I ran 4.23 km and I can't see how that is going to turn into five with me on my feet - pre-collapse. I had to push through a couple of mental breaks, one of them was when she announced half way. I started wondering does halfway mean half the run or half the session? Is she including warm up and cooldown in that or just the run... that kept me busy for a while, doing all sorts of math in my head, which I supposed is one way to get through a mental wall. I never did work out though what half way exactly she was referring too. Doesn't really matter either. The last minute on the other hand was great, I sprinted it ("sprinted" more likely) and loved it. Then, just as the run finished a really great song came on - can't for the life of me remember which song that was, so instead of doing a cooldown walk, I found myself doing a cool down dance... kind of hoping no one saw me... after all, I do have a reputation to maintain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthie Posted November 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 New pair of shoes, second time in under a week. I went back to the running shop and they let me return the shoes and pick another pair. This time, they fit me like a glove  Saucony Guide 8. Don't have to do all sorts of acrobatics to tie the laces like I did with the other pair. Thanks girls for telling me to go back to the store. I would never have thought of it otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Lang Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 now i am dancing for you and trying to type and not wake the family yay new shoes that fit right yay yay yay gladd u had a goodish run cant wait to hear about run in newest shoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthie Posted November 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Thanks Anne...happy thanks giving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeshi Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 So glad you got new shoes to fit you, Ruthie! Â Btw, the warmup and cool down are both 5 minutes (same amount of time) so halfway would mean for run AND cool down. Â Hope you had a good Thanksgiving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Lang Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 i love when that nice voice says i'm half way done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Lang Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 i love when that nice voice says i'm half way done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azatol Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 The halfway notification doesn't count the warmup and cooldown. On W5D3 it happens exactly 10 minues after she tells you to run or jog or whatever she says. Been awhile LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Lang Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 thats nice to know i will be doing w5d2 in the morning Azatol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthie Posted November 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 That is a bit more encouraging as far as half way goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthie Posted November 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 W7D2 done. Easier than last time. Maybe it was the shoes... now I need to get me some sox that work. In my round and round route there is a relatively small hill which I was trying to do in tiny steps to see if it made it easier - which is did. Next run is on the road with the big, scary hill  - I'll see if I do any better with that hill this week. Azatol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Lang Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 i like my thorlos they had a try a free pair deal just pay shipping and handling i want more but at 15$ a pair that is beyond me now i realy want a merino wool blend kind GOOD JOB on the run Ruthie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azatol Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 i like my thorlos they had a try a free pair deal just pay shipping and handling i want more but at 15$ a pair that is beyond me now i realy want a merino wool blend kind GOOD JOB on the run I just bought 4 pair of Swiftwick socks off ebay. They are merino wool and quite affordable as far as running socks go. They also wick very well. I also tried my free pair of THorlo and felt they are kind of cruddy. They don't wiock enarly as well as my Siwftwick, Balega or Feetures socks do. They were very hot and moist. Maybe good deep winter socks but I'll stick to my Swiftwick wool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Ruthie, that's so great!! Great shoes are incredible. They make such a difference. Best thing I did was turn my phone over in the case so I'd stop looking at how much time I had to go still. Too hard to do while running lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 I have Sauconys too, and they are so comfortable Ruthie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthie Posted November 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 @Ann and Azatol - there is no way I am going to spend $15 on a pair of socks at this point... if I was running for hours at I time I could see why I would do that but not for the half hour or maybe forty minutes I will be doing in the near future... Just the thought makes me dizzy.... The shoes are great for sure - and the socks just need to be the right thickness for now...but the good thing is that now, when I have a birthday, which anyone my age knows there are too many of, and if anyone asks me what I want - I'll just point them to the nearest running shop to buy me socks, bras, clothes, bottles, headbands, armbands and all sorts of goodies that I will never buy for myself... which is an improvement, because for years, there has really been nothing that I wanted other than books... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Lang Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 My fave t shirt a woman with an overflowing book bag and a stack of books in her hands and another at her feet the words read so many books so little time. I know Azatol thinks the thorlos are no good but they helped eliminate some blisters i was developing and i got a try a pair free deal 4.99 ship and handling fee I also have a very thick pair of mens champions that i wear and because i go barefoot at home wear chineese slippers at work and either crocks flip flops or ballete flats those are the only pairs of sox i own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeshi Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 I've noticed that the announcer says halfway usually late. I feel like I'm near the end of the run when she says that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthie Posted December 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Week seven done. Tackled the big hill again today, and it was absolutely fine. The run ended just at the bottom of the hill for the second time around. I could have kept going but my running buddy was a bit under the weather so we stopped. It did stop raining, as I requested, from 0745 for about 40 minutes, only problem was we weren't ready to go at 0745 so the last few minutes of the run and the cool down were in a soft, gentle rain. It was quite good, actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Lang Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 a light rain can be relaxing if it isnt to cold out and it could have been snow. I looked ahead to the next runs they seem like some real challenges. so good for you i am going to work on just the length of time first then try and get the distance into that time at the end Yay Ruthie you are progressing so well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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