Well over a year since the series of injuries (and subsequent months of hiding in pain) that stopped my fledging running participation, I'm looking at it again. For all the discomfort and such that it caused me, I really liked running. So now I'm looking at shoes, actual running shoes since the ones I have are freaking ancient. (yes, V, it's the ones I bought at that Run For The Cure event when the earths crust was just beginning to warm) Two things about shoes - first, they are bloody expensive and I am cheap. Secondly, when the hell did all running shoes start looking like cartoon feet? I don't think people have actually got faster since the 80's, and there's plenty I know who've been running since then with no mention of having had their feet fall off, or turn into gooey tentacles as new product labels warn. And don't soldiers run in combat boots? It's all bloody ridiculous.
And yet. I'll likely get myself some cartoon feet, for the very strange reason that I don't want my friends to have any more "I told you, were you not listening or were you stupid that day" moments. Question is - what kind of cartoon runner am I. Hmm.
At least there's Ebay.