As a law student who runs and tries to do the whole “healthy living” gig, I have a long list of things I consider “must-haves.” Right now, I’m going to feature two of these fantastic things: shoes and friends.
If you read my Law Street Journal article, you probably figured out that I love (love, and love some more) high-heeled shoes. In college, I was also that moron who wore open-toed shoes in the snow. I can also offer up the dubious defense that I wasn’t a runner then. Just buy it, all right?
When I first started running, I was convinced that I needed motion control shoes. WHYYYYYYYYY? Oh, probably because a local running store did my gait analysis incorrectly. I forgive them; I just don’t shop there anymore. The truth is, I supinate after years of ballet and always trying not to “roll” my feet inward. Too bad it took a stress fracture to figure out that wearing pronator-geared shoes when you supinate is just bad news bears.
Blessed be the shoe that saved me: the cushiony-wonder Saucony Triumphs.
Don't ever leave me.
Barring any other freak injury, I think I’m married to these shoes. Thanks, Saucony, for helping me feel like I’m running on pillows. And thanks to the very smart people at The Running Company for helping me find my “sole mate.” Oh, my puns are dreadful.
Here’s another thing I need: friends. And tonight I’m going to write a little ode to someone who has her own blogtag and has made my law school experience brighter by her very awesomeness.
A couple of semesters ago, I was busy clackety-clacking away on my laptop to come up with gems like this in Property class:
Ellen, are you loving this?
Wow, that’s exciting just to reread (I’m kidding). Anyway, during Property, I sat behind someone who looked at much more interesting Internet sites than I did during lecture lulls. She didn’t know it then, but she introduced me to the world of etsy. I’m still wondering why I waited until second semester Criminal Law to walk up and very awkwardly ask, “Hey, want to go to BodyPump with me?” Well, at least I didn’t wait forever. Rachael and I were pretty much instant friends from our first Starbucks chat.
OK, I realize I could really be creeping Rachael out right now, but I just want to say what I’d tell her anyway: she’s a wonderful friend. I do love law school, but it can be a little daunting if you don’t have someone who accepts you as you are, listens, and makes the days slightly more fun. Rachael does all of these things and more. For instance, she kindly agrees to go to one of the only veg restaurants we have around here with me. She also introduced me to Chinese foot massage (well, she didn’t do the massage — let’s be perfectly clear here) and motivated me to sign up for my recent baby triathlon. More importantly, she is a great reality check for me when I’m freaking out about something ridiculous, and she doesn’t seem to mind that I can be pretty “forceful with my opinions” (that’s my inner ENTJ rearing its ugly head). I enjoy that we find the same things hilarious and that I am free to unleash my inner nerd when we’re camped out somewhere at school.
I mean, let’s be honest. We all need good friends. So Rachael, thank you for being a friend (yes, I am indeed thinking of The Golden Girls theme song). I’ve met a lot of great people the past couple of years, but you deserve some major props.
To ease the sappiness — or perhaps make it worse — before I go, I just want to throw it out there that my husband is watching Celtic Woman on TV. This is not an isolated occurrence.
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