Odds and Ends

Alright, interesting week all. Let me recap.

First off, I took my running shoes back to the local running store and told them about the problems. I told them that despite the numerous pairs of Nimbus I had owned and loved, I HATED these shoes. They had 65 or 70 miles on them but the store was super awesome and took them back minus 15%. I tried on a few other pairs and ended up with the pair just below the Nimbus. It has a tiny bit more stability and came in a narrow width! Yay. He said that the toe box of the shoes I was wearing were too wide and that was why I was getting blisters. Anywho, with my super sore heel (plantar fascitis in the making) I haven't run in them. I am going to give it a go tomorrow morning. A super short distance just to give it a try and see how everything feels.

Secondly, for those of you in warmer climates, this next part may be a bit shocking but here goes... school was cancelled on Wednesday due to the cold. It was a balmy -30º F wind chill and they called off school due to the number of kids who walk and have to wait for the bus. I learned that when it is this cold, somebody has to go start the buses every two hours all night long. I hope they rotate that job. Brrr. Anywho, I still have to go in to work but it is alright because I can stay in my warm office instead of traipse around to the different schools all day.

Third, as Blink would say, it is game on. Saturday morning I will be racing up 40 flights of stairs because it sounded like a challenge and because I can. I will put up a race report but I don't expect to be nearly as fast as Steve.

In the meantime, try and stay warm and if you live in a warmer climate, go out and take advantage of it. I am jealous and impatiently awaiting spring or another good snow, whatever comes first.