Important Running Concerns

Peace Y’all, I bet you were wondering if I was still running? I am! But there are some REALLY important things I have to build about…. MY CLOTHES! I’m a girl, such a girl…. I KNOW I need to be most concerned about my health. But I freely admit, I’m also concerned with how I look when I’m maintaining my health. And it is never more obvious than right now; since the weather is getting cold. A few weeks ago I went to run and it was cold. Cold weather presents special challenges. When it’s warm, it’s just a matter of matching my pants and top. There is nothing to that. But when it’s cold, you have to wear a hat, a jacket, possibly gloves/mittens along with the top and pants and the reflective vest. At one point I was running down the street looking like a homeless person. Nothing on me matched. I cannot have that. I run in the hood and I know I should only be concerned about the exercise. But folks look at you like you’re a thief if you don’t have the right uniform on. So I have a responsibility to myself and others to look like a “runner” when I’m running in my neighborhood. One huge complaint I have is that running gear… and I suppose all sports gear…. Is effing expensive. There is no rational reason why a pair of leggings (and that is all running tights are) should cost $200. T-shirts that are used for running and yoga to cost $95. It’s all a gaffle that I am not falling for. I sew and I can make my running clothes… But should I? The gear companies claim the reason for their prices is because they use “wicking fabrics.” A wicking fabric is a mystery fabric that claims to keep sweat off the body. Is sweat really this big a problem? I don’t see it in the cold weather, since sweat doesn’t accumulate on my body unless I stop moving. And it’s too cold to stop moving. In the summer, I don’t seem to need that either since it evaporates. I’m thinking the wicking fabric is part of the gaffle. I call these fabrics mystery fabrics because they tend not to be something that you have ever heard of before. Is there some new animal or plant giving us fabric? Also… I can’t find the fabric in the fabric stores clues me in that maybe this is something I don’t need in my life. Especially since I am allergic to synthetic fabric. So for the most part, I have been getting my “gear” at the thrift stores. I have learned that I need cotton in my life and on my skin. It is difficult and expensive to find cotton knit suitable for working out in the commercial fabric stores. I am hesitant to order it online because it is impossible to judge the quality or the color. I am caught in a proverbial web of sorts. And keep in mind that I am Earth and choose to remain 3/4ths even while I’m getting my workout on. That means no shorts….ever. That kind of interferes with what is available to me and makes my bottom line go up. I have come to learn that I prefer running tights not loose pants. And I like them to stop right under my knee. I really dislike the longer pants and tend to avoid putting them on for the tighter capris. I didn’t know that about myself. I also prefer them tight with a longer baby doll top. Also new information. I don’t usually wear babydoll/empire tops for any reason. They makes me look pregnant. But running in them feels good. I also like fleece. I'ts amazingly temperate to run in. See how isht like this makes you learn who you are and your preferences? I literally ran the soles off my last pair of sneakers. It was funny too. I bought those sneakers, maybe 6 years ago? I was planning to take up running then. I’m late. When I finally started in July I assumed sine the sneakers were barely worn, I’d be able to run in them for 6 months of consistent running. Not so much. The soles separated from the shoe on both of them at the same damn time. I glued them back on, they fell back off. So even though I plan to buy a premium pair of Nike Frees in January, I decided to get a spare pair of Saucony until them. I should have a back up pair of running shoes anyway. I have big feet and was limited in the colors I could get. Some things never change. The silver/orange sneakers I bought deserved a silver/peach new outfit to go with, right? Right! I got the hook up at Godwill… and some boots too! I also bought sewing patterns to supplement. We shall see how this plays out…
The new babies.... Peace

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