It's all about the shoes

I've been slacking pretty bad since the Broad Street Run. That was such a depressing run that I really wasn't in the mood for running for awhile. Then I was busy. And it was hot. And a lot of other lame excuses to either not run or at least not run very much or very hard. Now I'm paying the price by being out of shape, flabby, and, well, just plain sad looking. I'm more or less done with serious work for the summer. I have various little projects that are on my "to do" list but they're small, simple, and for my benefit only (which means no one but me will care if they get done or not). This means I can take more time to focus on my running, and workouts in general. I went and bought new running shoes today which, for some reason, is always inspiring. Running in brand new shoes is fun! They look flashy, they're nice and springy, and somehow my legs seem to have more energy in new shoes. I know, it's all in my head but, hey, I'll take whatever motivation I can get. So I went for an easy 3 mile run this afternoon in my new shoes. Tomorrow I'll go for another run. The shoes won't technically be new but the effect of the "newness" should get me through at least the end of the week. After that I guess I'll have to go and by some new shorts.