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March 29, 2005
Racing Flats?
For the past year and a half I have been on a search for a pair of racing flats that I like. I had one pair, the Brooks Hyperion Racer, that I really liked and raced them to death. When they were discontinued, I had to special order a pair of the T3 racer. This pair just was not nearly as good as the predecessor. The sizing had changed, so although I ordered the same size, they are too big. I also own a pair of the Brooks Racer ST that I wear for longer races. These are in the right size, but they are so beefy that I do not want to wear them for any short races. My big problem is that my feet are so small that there are not may choices for me. Any shoe that I want needs to be special ordered. I went to the running store today to see what was available. Pretty much everything in my size was something too beefy for what I am looking for. The owner is going to see what he can find that will fit me. I was in there cursing my little feet. He was funny because he was saying that most women hate their big feet and I hate my small feet. The problem comes when I need to buy unisex shoes since most do not come in such small sizes.
This morning's tempo run sucked. I warmed up two and a half miles and decided that I was going to do the run on the track. I did not realize how windy it was, but about 125 meters of the track was running straight into a wall of 25 mile per hour wind. I went through the mile in over 6:40, both slower than it was supposed to be and harder because of the wind. When I saw this, I decided to get off of the track and go out onto the road. I did the same loop as last night and ran at a hard effort for another 20 minutes, so I did get in about four miles. I jogged the rest of the loop and ended up with about 8 miles.
I did the racing flat shopping, some grocery shopping (but forget the needed item) and some laundry this afternoon. Before heading out on my afternoon run with J, I had to go back to the grocery store to pick up potatoes for tonight's dinner. I made hamburgers for my parents and a veggie burger for myself and homemade french fries. My mom likes to have a "special" dinner the night before her treatments, so we had a nice grilled dinner tonight.
This afternoon I met up with J and ran very easy for 40 minutes, about 5 miles. It was so nice to run with somebody else. I don't mind running alone most of the time, but every now and then I need some social interaction. I've got to get going since my mom and I are going to Target tonight.
Posted by Blondie at March 29, 2005 07:11 PM
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Hi Blondie,
i'm not a blogger- just an occasional reader. but i do work at a running shoe store down here in miami and i immediately thought of a great racing flat when i read what you were looking for- the saucony fast twitch. they make a women's specific racing flat- very lightweight and fairly narrow fit. it's the only women's racing flat we carry. you should see if your store can order it for you. good luck with your training!!
Posted by: jill at March 30, 2005 06:23 PM