.45 miles!

According to mapmyrun.com, the distance around my block is actually .45 miles. I had only ever mapped it with my travel odometer on my car, so it was a rough guess. But on the upside, I RAN THE WHOLE .45 MILES TODAY!!!!!1 Before running that,I ran three .14 miles (our straightaways, as I refer to them), and after the .45 miles, we did a cooldown that consisted of walking the straightaways and trotting the ends of the loop, which are about .09 miles in length. I think we did 5 laps, which is .45 miles x 5...which is...2.25 miles. :)

Here's the nifty thing, my little sister (age 6) went with us today. And she did, in fact, run the entire .45 mile stretch, after running all the rest that we ran too. She was complaining of her legs hurting a bit, and she seemed a bit dehydrated. She lagged behind a bit, because we started running, her shoelace untied, so she had to stop, so we told her to wait at my grandmother's (next door to our house). She didn't, so she was behind us, but she says she ran the whole .45 miles. Which is impressive, in my mind, for a kid who doesn't really run off of the playground.

*happy dances* I ran nearly a whole half a mile!


Oh, and I bought my first running bra yesterday (well, my mom bought it). It's a Juno, made by Moving Comfort.  
I wore it today, and didn't really notice a difference. I suppose it had to have made a difference, but I didn't really notice any less jostling (not that I ever notice any anyway). It was comfy, I like the adjustable straps, and I like the fact that if I for some reason ever felt inclined to show of my pale-as-moonlight tummy while running, I could in this bra (it's made for running shirtless), but I didn't really notice it doing things any different than my compression bras do. And I do Irish dance and running in the compression bras, and plain sports bras that don't have compression. So I don't know. Maybe I'm just not tuned into my boobs.

No Running Til Monday-ish

Yesterday (Wednesday), we didn't go running because we had swim class in the morning (~1 hour), and dance class in the evening (~2 hrs). Given all of that, and the fact there wasn't really time, we decided to not run yesterday. My shins are hurting, so running has actually been put off until likely Monday. I don't need to run and aggravate things when I have a dance competition on Saturday, and we're driving back home Sunday, so there's not a ton of time to run there either. So a few days of rest for my legs, which I suppose I need to incorporate any way. But you know how it is when you first start something. You want to go and do it and do it and do it, forget resting. Yeah...usually doesn't work so well.

Today is Joseph's 24th birthday. Happy birthday, Joseph! He's my running buddy, and since he'd had his shoes for 3-4 years, I bought him a new pair for his birthday. He found them, tried them on and all on Friday when we bought my shoes, so I knew exactly what he wanted. So I went and got them. :) So now, he has new squishy running shoes. Should be much more comfy than his old shoes.

I've been told that my next major investment should be a running bra. The place I normally buy (as in twice now) running stuff carried Moving Comfort. Has anyone ever used this brand? What did you think? The people at Go! Running kindly encouraged me to come back some time and try them on and figure out when one I like.

Another thing I'd like to try is compression socks. I've heard they can help with shin splints. Sadly, like everything good, they're pretty expensive, so that purchase is being put off a bit. Anyone ever used compression socks? If so, what kind?