I don’t consider myself a runner, as I don’t do it with enough consistency. I’m not sure you would call what I’m doing running, anyway. It looks like running, it certainly feels like running, but the speed I achieve… I’d probably be faster walking.
But I found a pair of running shoes at a local store on sale (hooray!) but still very expensive (boo!) and felt if I was going to spend that much money on shoes I should give them a go.
The route I run generally has lots of garbage from the local high school; I could probably make a buck or two picking up the cans they leave around. But this time, I found twenty five dollars just lying on the ground near a Funyons bag. No claimants around, so those dollars offset my shoe indulgence.
So, even when you’re slow, it can pay to run!
