Run Love

I finally received these Runlove Compression socks after much anticipation.  They matched my Brooks running shoes perfectly.  I bought a pink pair as well, but they are on backorder.  I hope they arrive before the marathon in a couple of weeks.  I am thinking about wearing them during the race unless it is really hot and humid.  I don't think I've ever been so excited about buying socks before.  It's probably because I have cut down on spending this month and am trying my best to be good.  It's hard not to shop especially when I need to replenish my beauty/skincare/haircare supplies.  February is thankfully almost over and I've been pretty good.  It does feel good to use things you already have instead of going out and buying things you don't really need.

On the top of my list to purchase next month will be my Obage C Clarifying serum.  I ran out a couple of weeks ago and switched back to some Estee Lauder Perfectionist serum that I had laying around in the bathroom cabinet and never used up.  I'm also out of my Frederic Fekkai protein shampoo and have been temporarily using a drug store brand shampoo.  I hate it!  I love FF Protein Rx shampoo and conditioner.  I have plenty of conditioner left, but no shampoo.   Funny how I almost never run out of conditioner, but the shampoo disappears like magic.  The credit card feels very neglected, but my sore, beat up calves are very happy and I am slowly cleaning out the bathroom cabinets.

Missoni

I have been wearing these new Missoni over the knee socks whenever I can since they were delivered last week.  No, they aren't compression socks, but they are much cuter and just as comfortable.  I got three pairs of them from Zappos last week and love them.  I am even thinking of getting some pink ones as well.  I bought them to wear under the Jeffrey Campbell lace up boots I recently purchased online from Free People.  Didn't really think I would wear them all that much otherwise, but they are great to hang around the house in when I'm not in the compression socks.

The Running Nazi and I did our long run yesterday morning in the cold rain.  Thirteen miles in the dreary cold at 6:30 a.m. so she could get to work by 10:30.  We were out there for 2 1/2 hours and were soaking wet by the time we finished. The only ones out there running in that weather were the hard core runners and the freakishly insane.  While The Running Nazi might fall into either one of those categories on any given day, I was only out there because I have a marathon coming up and I am trying to stay on the training schedule.  I never want a repeat of the way my legs felt while running in the Pensacola marathon last Fall.  Yes, I can finish a marathon without properly training for it, but I never want to experience that much pain again.  Just because I did an Ironman the year before meant nothing.  My legs didn't remember it at all, but they didn't let me forget the pain I put them through afterward.  From now on, I'm doing the proper marathon training.   It was great getting back home and into these warm socks.  My legs felt happy.

The Murph kept making fun of my outfit and thought I was wearing these colors in honor of Mardi Gras.   He kept laughing at me and followed me around taking pictures.  Now I know how old Boo feels when we come after him pointing the camera.  Don't worry, I'll get some pictures of my own of the Murph.  I'm still waiting for my new Runlove Compression socks to be delivered.  Keeping my fingers crossed for them to be delivered today.

Compression

Two days post 1/2 Mercedes Marathon and I'm still hobbling around on my toes in pain.  My calves are toast, that's all I can say.  I even ran the race wearing compression socks underneath 2XU Compression tights.  These didn't seem to help at all or maybe they did and my calves would be in much worse pain if I hadn't worn them.

I have been wearing these Zensah compression sleeves for the past two days.  They are suppose to increase circulation to the area to help heal faster.  I don't really know if it's working, but I will give anything a try.  I even ordered a couple more pair of compression socks in a different brand in hopes that it will help.  Looks like compression will be part of my racing, training and recovery attire for a while.

I'm not sure what Ken teases me more for - the funny walk or the funny white things on my legs.

Cadence is pretty use to the weird things I wear....