the right equipment

I am targeting tomorrow as a shopping day to purchase some helpful items for the remainder of my training, the idea being I'd like the Saturday runs to start approximating the marathon itself.

The first thing that means is that I'll be wearing shirts during the long runs. It's more enjoyable to run without one, but I don't think that would fly with the Bank of America people. I received my official shirt from World Vision a couple of weeks ago (silky smooth and oh so light) and I'd like to get one more high-performance shirt to pair with it since laundry happens every two weeks.

With shirts comes the need for some sort of anti-chafing agent. I've worn the World Vision shirt during my last two long runs, and on Saturday my nipples registered their first complaints of the season. Nothing serious, but I'm not going to push my luck. Hello, Body Glide!

The transition to my new shoes has gone fairly well, aside from a blister on the side of my left foot. I think the worst is over, but I'll probably try to find some substance that will prevent it from re-blistering. In a related story, I'm also planning on picking up the best socks I can find.

Finally, since the granola bar didn't work so well, I will move on to the infamous gels that I have heard so much about.

Better running through science! Stimulating the economy! Tomorrow is going to be awesome.