New Super comfy shoes

I had purchased another pair of biking shorts at REI over the weekend and purchased the wrong size.  If I would have tried them on there - I would have figured that out - but I HATE to try on clothes at the store.  I generally can tell by the cut if something will fit and if it doesn't I am fine with returning it for the correct size.  This was simply the wrong size - I thought I had picked up a medium - but had a small instead.

Anyway I took them back today to exchange them for a medium and also to look for a wind / rain jacket for my bike.  I found a really super bright florescent jacket with zippered sleeves - so that it would become a vest.  Love it.

And I found these shoes.

First pair of dansko's

Super comfy / a little heal / and plenty of room for tootsies

wow this photo makes my right calf look huge!!!

I saw these shoes this weekend - but didn't try them on . . . OK I always try on shoes - just not clothes.
These are super comfy and "sort of" stylist.  I can't wait to wear them to work tomorrow.

Does everyone have too many shoes?  I know that I do.

On the running / biking front:
Ran a short 2 miles on Sunday, July 4th
Biked 35 miles on Tuesday
Ran 40 minutes tempo this morning - I was going to bike - but my legs were too tired.
Tomorrow I am back to work and am planning on starting the morning with a 4 mile run and then bike to work.  I am hoping that the rain stays away or gets over with by the time I leave for work.  

Time for bed - tomorrow will be my first morning up at 5:30 in a week.

Peace

Komen Race for the Cure photo's

Just thought I would share a couple of photo's from the Race for the Cure.

Here I am crossing the finish line.  This was my 6th Race for the Cure.

This next shot is of my son Joe at the finish line - he didn't train at all - but he is 21 - does he need to train to run 3.1 miles?  Would I have had to train when I was 21?????  He finished the race in 20:22- 10th in his age group - 30th overall.

Joe and I after the race.  ;-)

I hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend.  We had family here yesterday - they slept over and left this morning.  Relaxing - relaxing - relaxing.  

ENJOY - 

Peace

Linda

My longest bike ride so far

I took today off of work - and started the day with a 44 mile bike ride.  I finished in 3hrs. 3min.  I felt pretty good and kept a pretty good tempo - 14.5 miles per hour.  When I got home my quads were killing me.   I stretched and stretched and used my roller and finally felt much better.  The MS 150 is August 7 & 8 - which is 5 weeks from tomorrow.  I feel like I have been biking quite a bit - but I need to dedicate some time to get some long back to back rides in.  After I finished the 44 miles - I am pretty confident that I can bike 75 miles the first day . . . now all I am worried about is the second 75 miles on day 2.

I did my running repeats on Wednesday and have a 3 miler tomorrow and an 8 miler on Sunday.  I think I am going to try and bike tomorrow morning again - it will be good to do a back to back.  I just don't have too much time - so I will probably just try for a 15 to 20 miler . . .  after my 3 mile run.

Tomorrow is Madison's Rhythm and Booms celebration which is a large fireworks display set to music.  This is the 18th year and we have attended almost every year.  The fireworks display is absolutely beautiful.  There are usually 200,000 people that come to Warner park on the North side of the city to enjoy and of course everyone will be leaving the park at the same time.  It is crazy - but since we only live 2 miles from the park we have a pretty easy escape route.  ;-)  We have family coming in to join us.

I hope eveyone has a great holiday weekend.  Enjoy and have a very Happy 4th of July!!!!