Earlier this week I made an essential purchase. New "running" shoes. Worthy of a blog post? Well, I got on a treadmill at a store in Brooklyn where they assessed my pronation, and twenty minutes later I was walking out with these bad boys.
Saucony ProGrid Guide 6's - a nice "soft shoe" with arch support, forefoot cushioning, mesh upper body and other features I definitely need, I think...
But as much as I'm mocking myself right now, the one thing I can tell I'm going to really like about this experience is that runners are a supportive community. From the sweet salesgirl who didn't roll her eyes at me when I told her I was running a half marathon but never heard of Brooks before to the Park Slope stranger who saw me carrying my Jack Rabbit bag down 7th Avenue and nodded at me like I was in some secret Midnight Society of runners.
And the next morning I registered for the Hershey Half Marathon in Hershey, PA. I also learned that the pace you put in while registering will determine what corral you are placed in at the starting line. Oops. See you other 14:00 milers at the Chocolate Factory!
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