Thoughtful Thursday

A great big Thank You to Johann, a fellow South African running-blogger. He gave me some useful advice about running in shoes:

I ran a few trail races and the winter trail series in my old road shoes. This worked well for me but when I started running longer trails everyone said I needed trail shoes. I put this off for a long time but eventually decided to try an entry level trail shoe. I didn’t want to spend too much as I run mostly on the road. I was surprised by the trail shoes! What a difference! Trail running became even more fun and the shoes make a huge difference. I think you should run the next race in shoes just to see how it goes.

Three things that he said got me thinking on my run this morning. 

• "I didn't want to spend too much" which is one reason why I don't run in shoes;
• "Trail running became even more fun" and fun is a big reason I run and
• "see how it goes" which just speaks to me in a way I can't explain

I was worried about running in shoes after 4 and a half months of running in my huaraches. I have now decided that I will run in my shoes, "see how it goes" and at worst I can change into my huaraches which are small and light enough to fit into my waist belt.
I love how an issue can be pondered while you run, thoughts come and go and without effort, the decision has been made and I feel so much better now.

Johann also posted pictures of me on his blog - he called me the Sandal Girl and he recommended my blog and now I have more followers :-)  It is so amazing to me that we can be linked like this - Giorgio is in Rome, Italy and Michael is is Ontario, Canada.  Welcome aboard guys, I look forward to sharing our running experiences.