New Loot! + Running Streak

Don't you hate it when life gets in the way of running? Between working nights, teaching morning exercise class, and actually wanting to see my family, running has been getting the shaft lately.

That came to an end Thanksgiving day. I am a proud participant in Runners World's Running Streak. The idea is that you run at least a mile every day between Thanksgiving day and New Years day. Of course, being me, I've been doing the 2.6 mile loop around the neighborhood. And also being me, and needing to sleep, I've skipped...I think two days of running (but made up for it with a six hour shopping excursion)

And now for the loot!

My new shoesises :)

Okay, so I have to talk about the ladies. I have been firmly seated on the 'Name brands do not equal quality.'-thought train. BUT I went shopping on Saturday and found one of these babies for ten dollars:

Mine is blue.

In MY SIZE!!! Hallelujah. And I have to say that the fabric feels so much better than the Target sports bras I've been wearing, and seems to support me a lot better. I am definitely getting more of these.

I also thought these were a bunch of b.s., turns out I was wrong.

This being a foam roller.

You use them to stretch/massage your muscles, and they are amazing. I haven't had such a deep stretch in my hamstrings in a LONG time. Fabulous. I bought a little yellow travel sized one at the Running Room and I liked it so much that I picked up a medium sized one at Target for my exercise students to try. (They also loved it.) Maybe Santa will bring me a large one?

How have your runs been going? Tell me in the comments!

Later lovies!