Clothes shopping last night was a success, but just as exhausting as I'd expected it would be.
I'm at the top end of size for being able to find active wear without shopping online at specialty stores. That's something that's always kind of bugged me--how are people supposed to dress right to get fit if no one will sell good active wear to you unless you're already slim?
Thankfully I found some good capris, and I happened across a top I like (even though I didn't
need any new tops...). I did end up going to Scheels for the bra and paid a small fortune, but the salespeople on the floor there were very helpful and I left happy with what I got. I like their store and I like that they're so active in sponsoring local sporting events (including one of my favorite local road races); I just can't afford to shop there much. Of course, the other reason I blew past my budget was that I impulse bought a new cardigan for work, which I also technically didn't
need, but dang it looks and feels nice.
Looking forward to running next week!
I think I may jump straight in with the Galloway method instead of going back to the C25K program since it seems like it'll be easier to tailor it to my needs and abilities from week to week; I've got the book coming in the mail tomorrow and an app on my phone to time my intervals (still need to set it up), so I intend to make a loose plan this weekend and then tweak it when I actually start on Tuesday and see how the intervals actually treat me when I'm out in the real world. Current planned schedule is walking the dog Monday/Wednesday/Friday, running Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday, and a full rest on Sundays. I'm in a tabletop gaming group on Saturday nights that tends to go a bit late, so I'm not able to get as much sleep on Saturday nights as the rest of the week--figure that makes Sunday a good candidate for the one day per week I let myself sleep a little later instead of getting up and going out. Also figure that in the long term, when I start doing longer runs once per week, Saturday will be an easier day to haul myself out of bed for that. I always feel so much fresher on Saturdays.
Penny's been doing much better at general leash etiquette, but she's still flipping her lid every time we see another animal and I just can't manage that behavior while running intervals.
I was really proud of her for about five minutes this morning when she saw a bird, started to move to lunge, but stopped herself and looked to me instead (she got
all the treats for that). But then we came across another dog a few minutes later and it was back to lunging. Nope, nope, nope. We'll get there eventually, but I'm resigning myself to her just being my
walking buddy for the foreseeable future.
She's adorable, though. She has that going for her, at least.