18 jan 2009

when i was out running yesterday, i thought of an app i would like to have on my iphone. unfortunately, by the time i got home, i had forgotten what the app would be. and, of course, i do not own an iphone.

a couple nights ago, i dreamed i ran a local 5k on some sort of trail around a lake. there were about 100 people in the race. i came in 4th overall and first woman, with a time of 26:80. you will notice there that 26:80 is not a real time. right. did i mention it was a dream?

yesterday, i got some new running shoes. not only new in the sense that they have never been worn, but new in the sense that they are a model that is new to me. they are also new balance. get it? new? ha. anyways, nb are the only totally made in america running shoes, but that's not why i get them. i get them b/c i like them. these seem especially promising. i've been wearing something called a "high stability" trainer, and it's probably more shoe than i need. i don't believe my stride is that far pronated, and this could have been causing i-t band issues. these new shoes felt light & fabulous, but lots of shoes feel good the first time you use them. remains to be seen how long they will last.

just heard this quote on the inaugural concert performance - in reference to national parks - "Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it." - Theodore Roosevelt stunning, eh? this concert is really good. but, then, the entire inauguration is costing taxpayers millions & millions of bucks, so it ought to be good.