RoadRunner

I'm cheap.

or frugal... maybe that's a better word ;)

nope.  i'm cheap. lolol

I just can't see spending money on many things that other people do.  Actually -I do like to spend money!  I'd just rather spend it on a vacation or on an experience.  I don't like to spend money on clothes or purses or desperately needed sneakers. LOL

when i say "desperately needed" .... i really mean it.  cuz i'll wear them out until they fall apart!!

well - my precious sneakers are falling apart. What kind of falling apart?   like - "chunks of foam falling out"- falling apart LOLOL  which kinda makes me feel good!!! cuz ... i did that.  I took sneakers and walked (and jogged!!) the mess out of them until I wore them down to nothing

yeahhhhhhh, i'm an athelete.  that's how we do.  ;)

hehehe ( i can so relate to Ash)

now that i'm a true blue athlete (don't laugh!), I need to spend money on some good sneakers.

so, we went to Road Runner sports.  you know - the place where they put you on the treadmill and record how you walk, then have you stand in this gel foam to measure where you put your weight - then bring you 50,000 types of sneakers to try and run around in their little track.   It's pretty awesome!

I learned some things too!  apparently i'm a completely different size than what i've been buying.  and i have a very centered step ... and i have one hot spot on my foot where i hold too much pressure - but overall - i'm normal.  let me rephrase that.  I'M not normal.  but the way I walk... THAT'S normal ;)

i wanted to see if they had a test that could prove that i'm now a real athlete.  they didn't. shucks, i was hoping for a ribbon, or a laurel wreath or something.

onto the "trying on" part.

Never cared about sneakers - they all felt the same to me until one glorious, magical day - about 7 years ago?? I happened upon the best sneaker of all time.

Nike Reax.

Oh good gracious.  I put those on and i immediately felt like i could run a marathon. That's the mark of a good sneaker.  When they can trick you into thinking you belong in the Olympics - they have done their job.  LOLOL   But honestly - they were awesome.  they were light and form-fitting and springy and beautiful.

So - I really only wanted to see them.  Do not show me anything else.  I want Nike Reax.

They proceeded to bring 6 boxes of sneakers over.  None of them Nike Reax.

sad day.  apparently other people know how awesome they are and beat me to it.

He handed me some different pairs.  they were ok.  then he handed me these Asics.  I picked them up and could feel the weight of them and knew I didn't want them.

I pre-empted the full appraisal by assuring him, "ahhhh, i can already tell you I'm not gonna like these." He just smiled.

As I put my foot into them, I kept complaining as he sat there - watching... smiling..knowing.

"I don't know - they feel heavy and clunky and I really liked the way the Nike Reax were stream-lined and... "

Cripes!  the cushioning!!!!  do i have a new favorite sneaker?!?!

It was like my foot was standing on a custom-fit cloud.    No way these bulky-looking things could be so...

oh my gosh, yes.  yes, they are.

The sales guy was also a huge Nike fan.  (He was sponsored by Nike as a fighter and only wore Nike... but he also tried out these sweet little Asics babies two weeks prior when Asics came to the store.  He immediately felt the urge to cheat on Nike - but only... with... these... sneakers - certainly sent directly from Mt. Olympus)

so i bought them, right????

sadly, I am cheap.  Remember?

My husband is not!  He wanted to buy them for me immediately!!  but i couldn't do it!!!!!!!! I cannot see taking $150 out of our budget for sneakers.  Even sneakers such as these gifts from above!

so i am now on a mission to find these Asics cheaper online :)  Honestly!! What did we do before the internet???  We bought $150 sneakers, that's what.

For any of you who would throw down that money in a second.... I shall share the name of these Asics with you - and I bid you Godspeed as you purchase and then enjoy the most comfortable sneakers you will ever own.

Asics Gel-Nimbus 17.  There it is.  You're welcome.

Not Asics Gel Lyte.  Not Asics Gel Kayano.  Not Asics Gel Cirrusee.

Asic Gel-Nimbus 17

I don't like ridiculous colors - but I would wear any of these shoes PROUDLY because they are heaven-sent.

Asics Gel Nimbus 17.   (17 is this year's model.... but i have been finding good prices on the 16's!!! - which is last year's model, and if they feel anywhere as good as the 17's..... i'm gonna have some new cloud sneakers soon!)

I am fairly certain I will need a constant supply of these for as long as I live.

maybe I should become a professional fighter and get Asics to sponsor me.