Four trips to Sweatshop, three models of shoes and a few blisters later- I officially have my new shoes. I set of to Maidstone again today to pick up the shoes that had been special ordered due to my *massive* sized feet. It took me nearly 30 minutes to realise that I had forgotten the shoes at home. Thank goodness I have a forgiving husband as he didn't force me to drive back again and instead piled all of the kiddos into the car and followed me up to the shop. The exchange only took 5 minutes and I even got my bum bag. Writing that I willingly purchased a bum bag makes me shudder but I have been assured it will be essential on the night.
The shoes are incredibly light Asics (never had those before) and are so white that you could probably see them from space. I haven't had white shoes for years, preferring gray or tan, and couldn't get over how shiny and clean they looked. It was almost embarrassing and reminded me of my old cross country coach, Mr. Roderick. I half expected him to pop out from behind a tree and push me in the mud or tread on them to dirty them up a bit. The first time he smudged my shoes, I was horrified, but its changed my feelings on white shoes forever. Thought a lot about him while out walking today, he was a great guy and often said 'you can't have a bad time at a track meet.' Ah, may be the first of many puns I can't help but find amusing.
Today was the first 'official' training day according to the Moonwalk Guide and I clocked a quick four miles. No blisters but the shoes did rub a bit- need taller socks.
4 miles - 6860 steps - 48.59.75
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One woman's thoughts, triumphs and grumps as she trains for the Moonwalk London 2009. The Moonwalk is a marathon event raising funds for the Walk the Walk breast cancer charity. The twist- the event starts at midnight and all the walkers, men included, complete the 26.2 wearing only their bras! This should be interesting.
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