Runners and Rumps

Now how cute are these shoes ???? I cannot believe that my previous addiction for heels, wedges, mules, bows, sling backs and glitter has been overtaken with a desire for a supportive, medial arch providing, shock absorbing runner ! I loooove my new trainers. Yet again I advertise for Elvery's with gay abandon. Talking of gay, I have a new girl crush...Jolly Joan..... an athletic angel. It was my first experience with JJ last night and oh boy did she deliver. The thing I liked most though, was the fact that she was encouraging, positive, cheerful, smiley and lovely...apart from her lunges...too long and too deep for me anyway !
I was all excited last night as I went back to the Fair Green, after an enforced exit due to a knackered back last week.( note to self, avoid bath plugs). I had been to Lidl and purchased the "running socks"...imagine...socks that would help you run ! They had gorgeous little pink padded bits all over them which would sooth my pressure points, tickle my toe toes and banish blisters...what's not to lurve ? Between them and my new Pro Touch Chicago II purple, pink and orange runners ( I no longer use the word trainers as I am now a runner !) I was hot to trot and happily strolled off around the green to warm up before Jolly Joan called us into a circle and the lunging began ! I quickly realised I would need to get runners knickers with little ( i.e. large) padded, supportive bits to relieve the burning pain in my butt as she advised us to " Hold!" . My middle aged flabby arse complained bitterly , but I consoled myself with the thought that I would be like Serena Williams in 5 weeks time. By the end of the 5 minute, 8 minute, 5 minute and 3 minute runs, I realised the only resemblance I would have to Ms. Williams would be the grunts emanating from me as the whistle blew to signify the end of another bottom straining run. My legs burned, my bum hurt, my calves ached but my size 8 feet were like little marshmallows ...hurrah !