Running Thoughts: Week Seven

(entry by Bowen)

I did the unthinkable.
I left my ipod shuffle clipped to my shorts as I did my laundry earlier this week.
So my poor ipod shuffle suffered through the treacherous rinse cycle of the washer and the intense heat of the dryer. As I was doing my laundry, I'd hear this clanging sound now and then, wondering what that sound was. But guess what?
After the abuse, it still works! (I don't recommend you try this at home)

Perhaps thats how I felt running the 3 miles last Saturday. Mentally, I thought it'd be really easy, as we had ran the 6 miles the week before, but the humidity and heat made it a bit of a challenge...a trial by heat like being stuck in the dryer as it just throws you around til the cycle ends.

During the mid week, we did our outing to Snail's Pace in Pasadena...



Although I didn't buy a pair of shoes that night, I learned a great deal about how I ran. I love how this place works. The salesperson there, studies your running form- and tailors the type of shoes that would work best for you. I found out that my feet collapses inward as I run, slightly bowlegged...like a cowboy.



I bought a hydration belt that night, and the next day, bought a pair of new shoes with this new knowledge at a different store.

So tomorrow is the big challenge: the 8 miler, as we venture to unchartered territory in our run, and as we start an hour earlier...the wall awaits.



Remember the movie "8 mile"? As Eminem poignantly delivers the intro to this song "Lose Yourself"- with a question, perhaps something to think about as we confront our own 8 mile.

Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment
Would you capture it or just let it slip?

YouTube: Eminem- "Lose Yourself"