Week three

Expenses
This year I am trying to track all running related expenses for myself. Sometimes they overlap with Trevor since we might be traveling to run in the same event. I thought it would be interesting to review at the end of the year and see how much this "hobby" costs on a yearly basis.

So far this year, my purchases have included:
- 2 new pairs of running shoes
Asics Gel Nimbus 13s ($135)
Wave Rider 15s ($115)
- 2 pairs of compression socks (love these and well worth the $60, although I'm going to start ordering from a different company because the customer service where I regularly order them is horrific)
- race entries for 10k, 15k and half (anticipating 3 more races in the fall)
- hotel for the half ($79)
- hotel for the 15k ($100; we're making a weekend out of this event and I get to do a little shopping as well, this one also overlaps with Trevor's running expenses, since the weekend was originally for him, I'm only going to count 1 of the 3 hotel nights with my expenses)

I expect to buy another 2 pairs of running shoes this year. I'm leaning towards more Wave Rider 15s. I will probably buy more running socks as well.

Week 3 Training
Run 1 - Tuesday on the treadmill with 1% incline for 3.5 miles (5:1 run-walk ratio)
Run 2 - Wednesday on the running trails at lunchtime for 3.5 miles (5:1 run-walk ratio)
Run 3 (X-train session) - Thursday, 3.1 miles in 35:00, easy recovery run (2:1 run-walk ratio), followed by a ten minute walk

Tuesday's run on the treadmill was tough mentally, I just did not want to run inside after having run outside for the last two weeks. It was too windy and cold for me to consider running outside. I couldn't make myself do it. I was 30 seconds faster on the treadmill than on Wednesday's run, so not much difference.

I squeezed in Wednesday's and Thursday's runs during my lunch break at work. I'd love to be able to continue running at lunch while the weather is nice and cool.


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