Great Job Verdak

I always refer to myself by my maiden name when I pat myself on the back or do something good.

And today I should get 2 Verdaks because I ran 37:07mins 340Kcals without stopping- ok I did stop but only to wait for the cars to cross the street.

Not sure what made my brain let me run the entire time but here are some things that may have helped.

New Shoes- we went to Road Runner Sports on Sunday and I was properly fitted for running shoes. I was not too impressed with the service or the recommendation because they did all of this stuff like having me run on a treadmill, measure my feet, mold an insert custom to my foot and then after a 1/2 hour all they recommended was that I am a neutral foot and to pick any shoe from the neutral row. I thought for sure they would say you need this brand/style/color (haha) shoe for you.. I guess they can't be brand specific.. ANYWAY, with my new kicks Brooks Ghost size 10- I was able to run the entire 37mins

Peer Pressure- Tuesdays are Andys group bike ride and as I was running (yes running) along I saw a group of bikers at the stop light.. So I was trying to run and look to see if Andy was in that group. I must have been smiling ear to ear because they all started waving at me and I waved back, but didn't see Andy. I also happened to be on the same route as the bikers and if they were Andys friends I had to keep running so they wouldnt report back to him that they saw his wife walking this morning.

Heed Sports Drink- I had a brilliant idea the other night, why not try Heed while I run to help me through it. I use it to get me to ride ungodly miles on my bike, it has to work for a runner too.. Well I filled my water bottle up with that and it actually helped too.

So I am happy to say it was a great RUNNING (not walking) day!