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Finally, some new shoes.

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The shop assistant asks me what I have been wearing to run and she looks at me with a glance somewhere between pity and incredulity as I reveal the cheap trainers I have been running in: worn down in many places, negating the need for any kind of gait analysis and paint splattered from the time I glossed the porch in them.

Anyway, as a reward for my parsimony since Christmas and (more importantly) for my completion of C25K for a second time, it was off to Sweatshop to buy some new running shoes. I had to disappoint my firstborn who was convinced it was sweetshop when he saw the sign, although the blow was softened as they had a track he could run around inside.

A little later, fitted in new running shoes, I headed out slush-dodging and experienced what proper runners must feel: trainers that support your feet and provide some cushioning. Anyway, first consolidation run completed, seeing a large number of birds including what I think was a fieldfare.

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Nicely done, the thing is the new shoe habit can become strangely addictive. I knew it was a problem when I started ‘dropping’ the brand name and just talking about the model and version numbers... OMG a trainer geek

Welcome to the first trainer step on a long journey ;)

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Nice shoe porn. Good run after. Maybe sweatshop should stock sweets for runners offspring? They’re missing a trick there!

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You back all the way off the IC, UNM? I'm currently building up to 7.5k this month, so I guess I'm 'recovered'!

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to Jundal

Yeah... back to 5k... will be advancing again soon! Not gonna race you to that 10 😂

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JundalGraduate in reply to UnfitNoMore

I'd love to say 'good, you'd lose!' but it's more of a leisurely saunter than a race! 😂

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to Jundal

Indeed... I’ll get to that 10k at some point... thus far in 2019 I’ve not done any crazy stuff to risk injury... that’s a step on my journey for sure.

Sounds like you’ll be there quite soon... I look forward to reading all about it mate.

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Sexy shoes, I have a pair a lot like them! Admittedly, mine are shit up like there's no tomorrow, but I'll be damned if I'm putting them through the washing machine! It's more of a 'knock the worst mud off them before I go out again' kinda thing in our house! 😂

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