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Saturday, September 20, 2008

Running skirts....falling skirts...

It was an interesting morning....I woke up to my alarm at 4;45 (geez...I couldn't believe it was already morning) and got ready to leave, wearing my new Runningskirts.com skirt. I was excited to finally get it and be wearing it!! Come to find out, it's too big, although when I put it on, it SEEMED to fit well. More on that later...

I usually check the weather to see what Saturday mornings are going to be like, but totally forgot last night. As I drove, it started to rain and I thought "Oh, crap"......Not only did I not have a waterproof jacket, but I was wearing a white top and wasn't about to be part of some wet t-shirt contest!! Thankfully, from the moment I stepped out of my car until the time I got back in, the most it did was mist a little.

I'd never run on the river trail, it was pretty enjoyable...although it was dark, and I kept looking around like a paranoid-schizophrenic for someone to pop out of the shadows and attack me. It was a good run and I felt great...aside from having to pull up that damn skirt the whole way..Don't get me wrong, I love the skirt, but I def have to buy a smaller size now. I should have tried it out on a shorter run. But now, I can't return it and am out $60! In any event, it was encouraging to be moving a bit faster this week. I did 6 miles this week, a nine minute mile! YAY!

I will try out the skirts I got from Target on shorter runs this week and eventually I will buy another running skirt from Runningskirts.com. I was pleasantly surprised that the length was longer than I anticipated and the material is SO soft! Anyone want to buy my other skirt at a discount? It's a 10-12 (size 4 on the runnningskirts website). I usually wear a size 10, sometimes an 8, but it seems to run larger.

2 comments:

Cheryl said...

Glad you found a running skirt, even though it was big, I have one that's too big and I just use a safety pin to cinch it up at the waist! No need to waste your money. 9 minute mile, maybe I should back out on running with you, you'll run off and leave me :(

cindy and christy said...

Hi! Please do return your skirt to us for a smaller size! We don't want you running out of your skirt and we do donate used skirts to athletes in need and we know you need a skirt that fits! Just send a copy of this email or tell us that Christy approved the exchange and we'll take care of you and your too big skirt! Happy Running!
Christy
RunningSkirts.com
760.230.8187 (call with any questions)