Last night, I put my fancy new xtenex laces into my running shoes. I have wide feet - and had no knots left over on my left shoe and two on my right. They feel a little tight on the left side, I think I need to move a knot from the upper to the mid-foot. They go on SUPER easy! Like slipping on shoes, except you don't have loose laces, everything fits like a glove. I also bought a pair of yankz laces, but they required instructions to assemble, and the xtenex were self-explanatory and looked nice and simple.

So, I ran 4 miles in them today. It was probably 70-75 by the time I got outside this morning and my legs are still a little stiff from the HILLS this weekend (and we went to a theme park afterward so I stood on my feet all day after racing). It felt good to get outside and run, though. I have just mostly been doing maintenance running the last month as I've been racing sprint distance (up until last week's olympic distance) triathlons pretty much every weekend. 3-5 miles every couple of days.

The car accident I had last month actually affected my running more than swimming or riding the longest. I still get stiff shoulders and neck muscles after running, while riding and swimming I just feel tired, not in pain. It's frustrating. If it's not one thing... I swear!!!