Sweetness Sunday ... New Kicks, Free Race Entry, Cupcakes

For the past year, I have been rotating five or six pairs of running shoes ... including these fabulous, orange Karhu's (HERE), that I reviewed last year (HERE). I wore them at yesterday's half marathon, and shouldn't have. These bad boys are waaaaaaay past their alloted mileage. Don't follow my lead on this one .....


Every January, a local running store, Endurance House (HERE), hosts a huge sale. It's their Great Race Giveaway ... for every $150 you spend, you get free or discounted race entries. This is how I signed up for the Haunted Hustle Marathon last year. As of this afternoon, I am committed again this year ... just like that!!! That is the second of three full marathons I'm going to commit to this year ... yikes!

There were a lot of people in the store this afternoon (the third day of the annual sale) ... many people were there to stock up on running shoes. People were being professionally fitted, running on the treadmill, watching their strids on the video, checkout lines were long, race registration forms ran out and were being copied, there wasn't enough staff on hand, they were running low on my size 10s in most stability shoes. But, the kids were entertained in the play area by the fire place and I was surrounded by beautiful running shoes and like-minded people ... so I was all good.

Since they were out of my size in my usual Brooks Adrenalines, I tried on a few different brands and styles of stability shoes. I ended up with two pairs that were quite comfy and not too bad to look at either.

Saucony Progrid Guide (top)
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Karhu Strong2 FulcrumRide (bottom)

A bag full of running shoes, the day after a fantastic indoor half marathon ... in the middle of winter in Wisconsin. Anything to keep you motivated through the wind, freezing temperatures and snow, right?!?!!?

While we were making the trek across town, Little Dude and Little Diva joined me at some of our favorite local hot spots on that side of town. We used some gift cards and Groupons, that made our afternoon of discounts just that much sweeter! Lunch was at the Sonic Drive-In and dessert followed at GiGi's cupcakes. Two days of cupcakes in a row!! ... it looks like I'm going to have to put in some extra miles tomorrow ......