Week 9.    6 miles!

Last week i was really lazy because i knew I had a short run..and only did one maintenance run... "Just 6 miles" I told everyone. Everyone in my pace group was really excited to run only one hour. (like the nice picture i have up?) Everyone (besides my pace group) kept saying, "whaddya mean... ONLY 6 miles...."... Well - after 12 miles, 6 miles did seem really nice and easy :)  

next  one up:  14 miles.  Since I can't run on Saturday, i'm going to meet some new runners in the Berkeley group - and run all along the Marina.  I haven't been to the Marina since we had a fellowship bbq. Should be fun!

So, bad news from last week's run - my new ASICS are not happening.  I gave them my best chance but in the end, they gave me a fat blister on my left foot. So i had to go to Sports Basement to return them. 

Since i really need to get a replacement for my running shoe - i started frantically looking for my  old NB 716 to no avail.  They are a 2003 model and i guess they didn't make it back this season. So I went to Sports Basement before they closed  and was planning to just return the shoes but since I had 10 minutes, I figured I'd just walk around.  The shoesalesman asked if he could help me.  I asked him if he knew the equivalent of the NB 716, but he didn't know.. So i just walked around and the next thing i knew, he said, "what's your size?"   I was like 'why - do you have my shoe?"  I struck GOLD!  They had my old shoe (but a not so pretty color but who cares!) and my size!!!  I was so so SO  excited and went to the register to pay.  To my total surprise, it rang up $35... ... WHAT A DEAL!!!! i almost wanted to get an extra pair, but held back.  

I'm excited... got my new shoes... even got a replacement for my water bottle (which i lost last weekend)... and a long sleeve t-shirt :)  Now i am truly prepared for this crazy marathon run!

thanks to all the people who have supported me.  Interested in spnsoring me?  Click here:  http://www.aidsmarathon.com/participant.asp?runner=SF-6254&EventCode=NO05