How not to do a run!

So Thursday, my running buddy asked to run late, and since I can never turn down an offer for a run we decided to head out a 7pm.  She is having face chemo, so we try and avoid crowds and the sun till after her treatments are done.  So I meet her at 7pm, and we head off down our favorite trail at the library.  I couldn't figure out why she was clomping and making a racket with her feet.  She is normally a very light on the feet runner, and reminds me to run properly and not bang the feet.  So after about a quarter mile, we both look down at her feet, and sure enough, she had forgot to change into her running shoes.  The clogs she was wearing were really making a racket.  We both had a good laugh.  We completed one loop, about 1 1/4 miles, before I decided that it was not in her best interest to continue running in the clogs.  We walked the second loop to get in a mild workout. 

So, remember always check your feet before you start out on a run.  It can be painful to run in clogs.

Rob

that's hilarious... that reminds me that at my second sprint tri last year (in the rain), i noticed a guy running with a distinct slap slap to his step.  turns out he forgot his running shoes and didn't realize it until T2, so he just ran the 5K in his flip flops! 

I ran a race last year in shoes that were now my lawn mowing shoes and were about 3 years old but that does not compare with the two above stories. I can't imagine a mile and a quarter in clogs.

That's pretty funny Rob.

A few months ago I arrived at a spin class without my bike shoes.  Had to do it in my wool Stegman clogs that I wore to the gym.  That was the most awful spin class I've ever done!  I haven't forgotten my bike shoes since.  In fact, I've turned around to go home and get them twice since!

Linn

That is pretty amusing... haha, crazy world.