Mustache Love

Saturday's half marathon was a little disappointing for me. I didn't finish under two hours, I hurt my foot and I had to walk for two miles. Needless to say, my spirits were a little low for most of the run. I did find a little source of inspiration during, what I have dubbed, the 'Walking Miles'.

For the month of November, I have been growing a mustache for Movember. Most people make fun of the 'stache or just flat out hate it, but I don't mind, it's for a good cause. I had been walking for a little more than a mile and as I was limping along with my head down, I noticed something shiny in the road. As I got closer I noticed it was a pin lying face down. I picked it up and flipped it over and immediately felt a smile on my face.

That's right, mustache love. It gave me a boost of confidence and really reminded me of why I was out there. It also made me feel a little worse too knowing that I may have had to give up the half and not finish. I clipped the pin onto my number on my chest and continued walking and I could hear it jingle with every step. Now it will forever be pinned to my wool Retrotec cycling cap with my other pins. So to all you Movember participants, love your mustache.

I got sole!

Where has the time gone? The BAE Half Marathon is next weekend and I have had a couple of items to take care of before then.

First, to be able to run 13.1 miles and I'm almost there. Chris and I ran 6.3 on Tuesday and it was rough. After racing on Saturday and not doing anything active on Sunday or Monday, my legs were feeling it. If you want some specific details of Tuesday's run, you can find it here since Chris has a nice Garmin to run with. He gives me great data after runs!

Second item to take care of...shoes. I've been wanting to get a new pair of running shoes and my knees have been begging me to get a new pair of running shoes, so last night I got a new pair of running shoes. A generous donor to this adventure opted to buy my first pair of shoes, so I researched what I needed and headed out to the shoe store. It ended up being between a pair of Nikes and a pair of Asics. In the end, the gel sole of the Asics just felt better than Nike's air sole.

I do want to remind all of the guys out there that it is Movember. So donate your face and grow a mustache! I'll post pics of mine soon!