post 4. running

been running regularly for the past 2 months or so. actually was just planning to join the perth city to surf this year, but a friend just emailed me a whole list of marathons that we can join, starting in june and lasting till august. lol. sounds crazy but i agreed. so yeah, extra motivation to keep running.

been running at this park near my house, which is usually where the neighbourhood dogs get their exercise. good thing about australia, the dogs are so well-trained that i can sprint full-blown past them and know i will not get chased down and chewed out by a vicious chihuahua. back home, i wouldn't even want to be in the same field as the dogs, not without being wrapped in bubble wrap. and the best thing is, if i get bitten back home, i will probably get blamed in some obscure way for triggering the dog attack and probably end up paying for the dog's operation cos it choked on my hairy leg. lol.

funny thing though, you can see the dogs getting their exercise, but not their owners. itx hilarious.

shoes. wearing nike free 5.0. i think thax the full name; i'm really bad at names (eg. i still stuff up a friend's name even though i knew her for more than 2 years. get all mixed up between sarah, sharon, and, i don't know why, melissa.) the bendy shoe, i call it, cos it can bend at the toe. bought it cos the older version of it, which i had for only 2 years, wore out after i started running regularly. yep, itx gray with lurid yellow stripes. not the best design, but the best i can find about a week of searching.

to be honest, i like the older one better cos itx lighter, and i can feel more of the ground through the soles eg. i can tell when i'm running on grass, sand, soil, concrete etc.

this new version has better support and shock absorption, but i don't feel as light on my feet as before. itx still really light, albeit heavier than the old one, and itx not as flexi as before. the new one bends only at the toes, whereas the whole sole of the old one can bend.

so here's a pic of the older shoe. note the gaps at the heel. the cloth broke cos i been running uphill and on slopes. i still really like it though. itx like wearing naked shoes.

ps. apologies for the poor quality of pic. phone cam, and i have shaky hands as well. when i take pics of friends, it turns out like those eerie, blurred, "haunted" photos you hear ghost stories about.