I only had a short time today between meetings so I just ran on the treadmill. Did the 5k program, started out nice and easy and had planned on running the full program at 9:13 pace. It was easy so the last 1k (the first .33k was flat, the first .33k was uphill @ 4%, the last .33k was flat), I took it to a HNL and kicked it up to a 8:00 for the first 1/3, a 7:30 for the "hill", then to 6:53 for the final 1/3. It was a good workout before tomorrow's longish run. Commentary: So, I'm wondering what you guys/gals think about fashion as it pertains to running. For instance, my wife was "horrified" by my running outfit yesterday. Basically, I choose my outfit based on what's on the top of the stack of clothes in my dresser drawer. Yesterday, I grabbed shorts (the giveaway shorts from the Just a Short Run Half Marathon that are royal blue with florescent yellow writing on them for the sponsors), a mostly white running shirt with gray under the arms, and a part black and orange lightning design doorag. My socks were white and then I had my red and gray shoes. I figured the doorag is really just an accessory and I don't choose my watch based on color so why should I worry about my doorag? Anything goes with white and gray, right? This is why I only wear dark navy or black slacks for work. I have 3 pairs of each color. The navy is actually so dark that I had to write BLK and BLU in the waist band (yes, I'm a fashion loser) so I could tell which they were because unless they were side by side, you couldn't tell the difference - unless you were my wife. I figure as long as I don't wear a black polo with my navy slacks I'm fine. Trying to put a tie to a dress shirt can sometimes be a real challenge. It usually takes me 3-4 tries on Sunday morning to get a tie that goes with my shirt. If it takes me 5 times, my wife sends my daughter in to "dress her dad." The only time I don't have the problem is when I dress in all black. I then just wear my black and yellow Pirates tie and I'm good. Why does fashion have to be so hard?? It's not like I'm trying to pick up chicks when I'm running and all sweaty anyways. I wait until later for that...(just kidding).
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