More Shiny New Things

I finally went yesterday and got new running shoes.  FINALLY.  It was quite the experience, since you all know I am pretty new to running and my sneaker-shopping in the past has consisted of me picking out the cutest pair and taking them home.  Oh no my friends... this is not the case at a running store.  I went to Fleet Feet in Raleigh with my friend Lindsay, because the runners I know highly recommend the store.  An hour later, I walked out of the store with those Saucony running shoes, 2 pairs of running socks, and one pair of compression socks.  You read that right.  AN HOUR.  I'm not complaining, because they did a fantastic job, but they measure your feet sitting.  Then standing.  Then you sit again, they mark something with a pen, you stand, they mark it again, and they measure the distance.  (This is to see how much your arch collapses, apparently.)  They watch you walk.  They go to the back and bring out 4-5 pairs of shoes.  You put them on, go outside, and they watch you RUN.  In every single pair.  I am more than confident after all that, that I got the right pair for me.  It was exhausting, but worth it.  And the compression socks that I bought for, ahem, $60?  Worth every penny.  I took it all out for a little test last night, and brought Molly for a walk around the complex.  The shoes are making all the difference, and the socks are divine.  I am SO wearing them to Target later.
The new shoes are going to make it really hard to come up with an excuse not to go running.  Other than the oppressive and overwhelming heat, there honestly IS no excuse.  I need to get up and go, end of story.  I'm excited though, because now I see just how bad my last shoes were, and I think it will make the whole experience much better.  Oh yeah, and that heat I just mentioned?  The high today is going to be in the triple digits.  My county has a heat advisory AND an air quality advisory.  Tomorrow's high, in the 90's, is being referred too as a "cold front" on the news.  I've been here for 3 years now, so I should be used to this, but a cold front in Upstate NY is usually something in the 20's or colder.  Not the 90's.  But I have my sweaters ready just in case...