NEW SHOES!

I have a love/hate relationship with new running shoes.

LOVE: Usually by the time I get new running shoes I have run the maximum 3-400 miles in my old kicks, and am starting to get aches and pains associated with old shoes. I like the cheap thrill of sharpie-ing the date onto the heels of the shoes so that I can remember when I got them.

HATE: I feel like such a dork with brand spankin' new clean running shoes.

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I understand why running shoes are so expensive, but it also pains me to shell out >$100 3 times a year for a new pair. Soo, I was totally psyched when I called my running store and asked if they had last year's model of my shoes, the Brooks Defyance, and they did! The Brooks Defyance 2 retails somewhere around $99, and they had 3 pairs of the Brooks Defyance 1 left marked down to only $59, and one was in my size! Such a score! Love 'em.