Trav's Blog » Amanda Palmer http://panickedthumb.com The story of a geek. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:32:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 The second run was better than the first. http://panickedthumb.com/2009/07/16/the-second-run-was-better-than-the-first/ http://panickedthumb.com/2009/07/16/the-second-run-was-better-than-the-first/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:32:04 +0000 Travis http://panickedthumb.com/?p=163 We went into tonight’s run with the intention of taking it easy, since we were both a little sore from last night’s run (keep in mind that we have both been exercise-phobic for years… we’re geeks, what can I say). However, once we got started, we got a better rhythm and pace, or maybe we were just more ready for it, but we ended up running harder tonight and for longer stretches at a time.

The new shoes definitely helped as well. I was running on a pair of Brooks Beasts last night that my friend Andrew gave me years ago. Turns out they are for people with close to no arches, and I have average arches. I got a pair of Saucony Progrid Guide 2’s which are like heaven in shoe form.

Whether it was better pacing or better shoes, I have far less pain than last night. I was able to get my heart rate up higher and get out of breath some since my shins weren’t aching almost immediately.

Two runs so far, that’s all, and already I feel SO much better. Sleep came so easily last night, and I had so much energy today. I’ve been in an amazing mood all day.

As I was trying out different shoes at Runabout Sports in Blacksburg (amazing, amazing store) I was running around the store, and just that little bit of running was like waving a bag of coke in front of a junkie. I found myself daydreaming about the run all day. I can totally see how people get addicted to this. In fact, I’m well on my way.

In totally unrelated news, if you haven’t heard of Amanda Palmer, check her out. It’s imperative. AMAZING music. Here’s my favorite song.

Amanda Palmer – The Point of it All

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