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<\/a>I walked in in my Serenity shirt and my current crappy shoes, pictured. There was a guy near the door. Here’s how that went:<\/p>\nMe:<\/b> “Are you the guy?”<\/i>
\nHim:<\/b> “I’m *a* guy.”
\nMe:<\/b> “Good enough! I need a new pair of shoes.”<\/i>
\nHim:<\/b> “Anything for a Browncoat!”<\/p>\n
Woot! This was going to go well. I got on a treadmill and ran, and they took computer pics of my legs as they struck to determine how far out of true I was rotating. Good news: with 180 degrees being perfectly up and down, I was at 177. So no extra stability needed. Aside from my wide feet (thanks, Mom!) I should be in fine shape. Now, don’t get me wrong, these babies feel great. The Charlotte Running Company<\/a> Browncoat hooked me up. I ran Saturday night and tonight in them with no foot pain. And while intellectually I realize that the price I paid was fair for a pair of athletic shoes of this quality, my inner miser was sweating.<\/p>\n But I digress.<\/p>\n The other thing that was holding me up from running on Saturday was my freakin’ iPod. It’s four years old, and like many iPods of its generation, the battery was toast. I took it to the Apple store, and you’d have thought I brought a Victrola<\/a> in. Long story short, they think it’s a miracle the battery lasted as long as it did. I can get it replaced, but that’ll take time, and frankly, I don’t want to be without it when I’m starting a new program. So, since it was fairly reasonably priced, I bought a shuffle.<\/a> Eeeeee! Isn’t it cute? Couldn’t you just die? This is actual size! Given my propensity for losing things, I have a strict policy that it stays ONLY on its dock on my computer desk unless I’m actually actively using it. Every time. I let it charge up, put my program and a few other songs on it, then tried it out. Worked great!<\/p>\n
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\nAs I tried on shoes, we chatted about Firefly. He, of course, owns the box set, and I filled him in on what the Serenity special edition has. He was very supportive of the C25K program, also, which was good to hear. We narrowed down to a couple of choices, and I picked the one which felt like it had better arch support. It also is one that traditionally runs wide, which is good for me. And here they are!<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nIrrationally, for the price I paid for these shoes, I expect them to have frickin’ rockets strapped to them. I’m picturing something more like the item to the right. If the store had carried ACME brand, I would have gladly walked out of there with them. I’m crafty, I’m sure I could make my own little “HELP” sign to hold up for when I went over the cliff.<\/p>\n
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