asics rule!

Tuesday after work I went to On The Run, to look into buying some proper running shoes. It's been several years since I had last had a decent pair, and (perhaps) not uncoincidently the last few years have been when I've had muscle cramp problems.

The owner of the store, Jay, was really helpful and I picked out a pair of Asics, size 11. Unfortunately it seems that shoe model is one of the most popular in America; it's hard to get extras on demand. They had ordered 2 pairs my size 8 months ago, and that's was awesome because the very next day one of those pairs arrived and I picked it up!

Last night Roxy and Zoya helped me try them out. We ran about 1.5 miles, the first half pretty hard. Zoya was leading us, Roxy was pulling up the rear, and from time to time I felt like a tug-of-war rope when they got too far apart. Besides that, I felt great, which was a relief because I was starting to think at the ripe old age of 28 I was getting... um... old. Good shoes can make a great difference. I'll try a longer run this weekend and see how I feel.

I didn't realize that Jen had had a not-so-great day, she slept most of the evening.