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November 6, 2007
I will not look a gift horse in the mouth
A beef about flats: why are they so garish lately? redRedRED or screamin' orange or bigbird yellow, they drag the wearer into the thick of attention-whoredom. Look at me! I weigh more than 120 pounds, but I wannabe fast! I wannabe elite! Though some may argue I have no business wearing flats at all, I've been looking for one that fits my wide forefoot and big amazon feet, doesn't have a whole lot of rubber or hardware stuck onto it, and is a normal color, like white.
I think I found a dream shoe in the adidas adizero rc, which is low-heeled, thin-soled, wide in the forefoot, and makes my amazon feet look dainty and demure. And it's white, with a couple of thin stripes of maroon. It does not shout; it does not scream. If asked, it replies politely,"I would like to take advantage of light weight and good fit, thanks." I wore my brand-new pair for this morning's nontrack workout: 3 x 1 mile, 400m between items, goal 6:20. I was (and still am) a little sore from Sunday's bridges, so I was expecting a lot of pain. Never happened. I ran 6:18, 6:14, and 6:08, and considered doing a 4th mile but decided to stop while I was ahead. And because I'm a wimp :-) With a long warmup and cooldown this ended up 12 miles altogether, and felt just great. I'm sure it was a combination of dreamy shoes and cool 60s weather, but I'm not complaining.
Posted by joe positive at November 6, 2007 12:13 PM
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Anyone who thinks you shouldn't be wearing flats is an idiot. Sounds like you're getting some good work in!!
I need to go get flats again...maybe my 400s would feel easier NOT wearing bulky trainers like i have been!
Joan
Posted by: joan at November 8, 2007 7:08 AM
Anyone who thinks you shouldn't be wearing flats is an idiot. Sounds like you're getting some good work in!!
I need to go get flats again...maybe my 400s would feel easier NOT wearing bulky trainers like i have been!
Joan
Posted by: joan at November 8, 2007 7:08 AM
Yeah, I hear you on the hideous racing flats. I have DS Trainers and they are bright orange. I put my red laces in them (to signify the fight against childhood obesity). They are now affectionately known as my "Ronald McDonald Shoes." LOL. I am glad you found some muted ones.
BTW - what kind of band do you play in? Do you have a website?
Posted by: Mindi at November 9, 2007 9:49 AM
Hideous? The more garish and bright, the better. I LOVE obnoxious shoes...they make me feel like a pony---fast..conservative colors...well, no.
Posted by: at November 9, 2007 9:52 PM
Mindi - I play in a couple of bands, but the one with the website is an all-girl Velvet Underground cover band so we have very limited appeal. I can email you the URL if you like.
Posted by: joe positive at November 11, 2007 3:30 PM
You play an all girl Velvet-Underground cover band? Can you belt out a sweet rendition of Sunday Morning on the spot?
You are now officially my hero...
Posted by: tuscaloosarunner at November 11, 2007 8:16 PM
tusca: Sunday Morning isn't in our repertoire because we don't have a glockenspiel player, or a glockenspiel. Our lead singer is the only one with a free hand to try, but she doesn't really play anything except theremin. I do love that song, though. Maybe I can learn to play glockenspiel and bass at the same time.
Posted by: joe positive at November 12, 2007 7:48 AM
Awesome. I'd love the URL....
Posted by: Mindi at November 13, 2007 10:18 AM