Simplicity

I leave work early on Tuesdays, but somehow I didn't manage to get out and run until about 6:30pm. When I finally did go out, it promptly started raining and I had forgotten my gloves, so my hands were freezing when I started. I did find a headband yesterday after looking at the New Balance, Nike, and finally, Adidas, stores. It wasn't the thick, cozy, kind I had in mind, with the extra flap for the ears, but it did the trick last night. At this rate, by the time I get all of my winter running gear together, it will be spring.

Not that I don't want all the stuff - I do, but I'm kind of resistant to spending a lot of money on something as simple as running. In fact, the simplicity is part of what draws me. No costs, no classes, no gyms, no special tools - just lace up a good pair of shoes and run out the front door. I like that. I like feeling like running is something I can do anywhere, that I don't have to pack an extra duffel bag of gear, or load a car with supplies, when I take a weekend trip. So I guess I'm waiting to find out what I really need before going out and buying a bunch of stuff that I'll never use. The first thing was shoes, then socks, now a headband. That's about the way I like it.