Running Shoes

After I got to work on Monday morning in DC I was instructed that I needed to be in Spartanburg, South Carolina for an 11 am meeting on Tuesday. Did you know that Spartanburg is home to the corporate headquarters of Denny's? I found this out on a walk around downtown this morning.

I knew I was supposed to be visiting the Carolinas this week but our travel hadn't been approved so over the weekend I wasn't sure if I actually would be going. So, from 10 am to 12:30 Monday I booked all of our travel throughout the Carolinas, picked up a rental car at DCA (there were no flight options whatsoever!), and went home to pack. After throwing a bunch of stuff in my suitcase, I swung by and picked up a co-worker and started the 8 hour drive to Spartanburg. We got in around 9 pm, I worked until midnight and went to bed.

Since I didn't have to be anywhere until 11 today I got up around 8 and put on my running clothes. Then I went to dig out my shoes and sadly, they weren't in my bag. I immediately texted the person in charge of our travel that I had forgotten my shoes. He quickly apologized for making me pack so fast and I appreciated someone apologizing for my constant forgetfulness. However, in 3 years of traveling though I've never forgotten my running gear! :(

I''m not sure if I should try and buy some new shoes while I am here. I just bought two new pairs before my stress fracture so I don't really need any. And, I've been feeling really run down and not motivated so maybe a little break (after all that stress fracture time off?) will do me good. I usually am all about shopping but buying a third pair of running shoes, when I really need a few more suits, just seems wasteful. I tried to run my 13 miles on Sunday and it didn't go so well. I did 5, felt lazy and quit, walked another 4 and just called it a day. I was so much more motivated before my stress fracture. Maybe I will do a weekly mile summary this week of miles driven rather than run?