Winter Joggers o.O Really????

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Okay, so I'm still not blogging regularly..but I haven't given up. I think about you often and some of the things I'd like to share and then life gets in the way. 

I was up very early this morning and I came across some of those hard core runners...you know the ones that jog in any weather - rain, sun, snow storm... 

My question is WHY? 

Why do you insist on running in bad weather? Why are you out there in the middle of winter? And do you have winter running shoes? How does that work? 

I mean I understand the fundamentals of you love to run and it's good for you or addictive or whatever and I get it in the decent weather...I'll even give you the rainy weather, but winter??? Are you all insane? 

I've done some crazy things in the name of fitness, but running outside in the winter just ain't one of them. Seriously, I really wanna know about the shoes...you must have to replace them often! And if you're a hard core runner you certainly don't have cheap running shoes. 

Can someone enlighten me? 

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New Shoes!

Well, I bought new shoes from The Running Room. The staff was so helpful and didn't make me feel like I don't belong. It also didn't take me very long! I went on my 30 minute lunch break. I tried on 4 pairs of shoes, and ended up with Brooks Trance 8. I've got 30 days to try my new shoes as long as I don't wear them outside. So, I paid for a month at Walter Baker to use the treadmill and work in my new shoes.

I went to the gym last night after dinner to do Day 4 from my 3 week guide. I was not able to run for 2 minutes, but I was able to follow day 2 with the 1/1 for 10. So I ran for 5 minutes! They suggest if you can run for 2 minutes to try running at a slower pace, so I'll give that a try today.

The new shoes are a lot better than I've previously had. I think I still have to get used to them and to find the right tightness of the laces. Overall they're the best fit I've probably ever had in a running shoe! I finally let go of my shoe cheapness and went with the best fit. I admit it hurt a lot to pay $180 for a pair of shoes! If I really want to give running my best shot, get in shape and lose weight I've got to invest in a decent pair of shoes. It's easy to not work hard if your feet hurt.

Excerpt from 3 Weeks to a 30-Minute Running Habit
Today's run: Warm up with a 5-10 minute walk. Run 2/1 x5. Then, run 1/1 x5. (Run 2 minutes, walk 1 minute for 5 times for a total of 15 minutes. Keep running, but change to running 1 minute, walking 1 minute for another 5 more times. Your overall total time for the run, not counting your warm-up and cool-down is 25 minutes.) Cool down with a 5-10 minute walk. Don't worry if running two minutes at a time feels difficult. It will get easier! You just need to stick with it.

Trackname: Day 4
Date: Friday Mar. 19, 2010 19:16 pm
Distance: 2.98 mi
Duration: 00:30:17 Exercise Type: Running