Over the past few days I've gone out to recreation in the morning before the sun is too hot. I've been doing a lot of running - intervals followed by approximately 100 yard sprints. The air feels great in the morning and there's usually a nice breeze to wick away the sweat.
This morning Fifth needed someone to wear his friend's shoes out to rec to return them after being cleaned for visitation. I wore them outside, expecting to get a similar size to be able to run in. Instead I got boots that were two sizes too big. My feet were going to have a rough time today.
I didn't want to just walk around the field so I cinched up the laces as tight as I could and still had about an inch and a half in the toebox. Because the shoes were so floppy and heavy I decided to drop the hard running and just go for distance. I managed three miles before my calves were screaming for relief from the too-big boots. I guess it was kind of like weight training with all that extra mass. For the remainder of rec I juggled a soccer ball barefoot on the dry grass, which felt far better than running in clunkers.
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