I went on an amazing 8.5 mile run this morning with one of my best friends, Rebekah. It'll be our last run together for a while because she is going to have an amazing summer in Michigan working at the Blue Lake Fine Arts camp, and I will be in Tennessee at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival. She will come back from Blue Lake just in time for me to pack up and move northeast to Boston.
Here are a couple photos from our run! We started on campus at the garage-mahal, and ran down through the river trail at Cameron Park.
The quality isn't great, so I'm still working out a way to upload photo with a higher quality picture...but none the less, it was a beautiful run in some extremely humid weather.
I haven't been on very many long runs since I ran the Bearathon in March, but I got some new running gear that I really loved using this morning!
First, I have to give some major credit to my socks (sounds lame I know, but stick with me). I came across a brand of socks called Feetures! (cute, right?) I use the Elite line, and they have never failed me. Because my right foot is a 7 and a half and my left foot is an 8, I always get blisters on my right foot, which is a problem in running long distances. When I bought my first pair of real running shoes (asics gel-kayano 18's), I picked up a pair and have now acquired three more since. In the 250 miles run in my shoes with these socks, I haven't had a single blister.
Now, these socks don't come cheap at $15 a pair, but they are 100% worth it. I know the company makes a few more styles that are less expensive, but I haven't tried them. You can find them at some local running stores (although I haven't found them in Waco, they sell them at The Runner in Arlington) and online here on their website :)
My second fun gadget I got to use today for the first time is my new Nathan Hydration Belt! I originally had a belt with two water bottles, but since I've lost weight it is too big for me. I found this one on clearance at The Runner in Arlington for only $25! I didn't think I would like having four bottles instead of two because they can get heavy, but I was pleasantly surprised by it this morning. The belts with two bottles make make you feel like you have some extra junk in the trunk ;) but having four bottles makes you feel so much more balanced.
This will come in handy because having the extra water on me will be helpful with the summer heat in Texas and Tennessee. It will also be helpful as my long runs will get even longer as I train for my very first marathon, which leads me to my next point!
I'm so excited to share that I've decided that I am going to run the Allen Marathon on New Years Eve, and hopefully my friend Rebekah will join me :)
Until tomorrow,
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