The First Shoe I Really Loved: My Budget Saucony Ignitions

My sporting good store Sauconys turned me from a spectator to a runner. [ view in [browser](. add runnersworld@newsletter.runnersworld.com to your address book ] [RunnersWorld.com]( FOLLOW US [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [You Tube]( [The First Shoe I Really Loved: My Budget Saucony Ignitions]( I came not to jog, but to cheer. My girlfriend, Janet, and I rose with the sun to greet a cadre of her old friends and housemates, who'd assembled around the north end of New York City's Roosevelt Island for the Chris4Life Scope It Out 5K. The event was to raise money for colon cancer research, and we were there to support Rachel, my girlfriend's friend and housemate, who was a cyclone of indomitable energy. Rachel was a 20-something brimming with life and saddled with a diagnosis of aggressive colon cancer. I had come just to watch, yell, and drink coffee, but the race day energy took me in, stirring up a mixture of motivation and FOMO. I'd paid a $35 registration fee as a donation to the cause. But as the rush of runners headed for the starting line, the idea of shouting from the sideline started to feel insufficient. Looking down at the white Penguin sneakers on my feet—athletic shoes in ambition only—I told myself, they're not wingtips. What's the worst that could happen? I should've known better. I should have listened to Janet's warning, "Are you sure you want to do that?" But I pinned on my number, lined up in the back, and hoped the worst wouldn't chafe much. [READ ON]( [RunnersWorld.com]( [You Only Need 5 Minutes to Do Emma Coburn’s Prerun Warmup Routine]( Activate your core, glutes, hamstrings, and hips for smooth, injury-free miles. [Read On]( [RunnersWorld.com]( [WTF Is up With the Hoka One One TenNine?]( This downhill trail specialist lets you pick up the speed on technical descents. [Read On]( [RunnersWorld.com]( [Shin Splits Nearly Halted Her Appalachian Trail Attempt]( But Liz Anjos pushed through, and finished in the fastest time ever by a woman on the northbound route. [Read On]( [RunnersWorld.com]( [One-Hour World Records Fall at Brussels Diamond League]( In 60 minutes, Mo Farah and Sifan Hassan covered 13.254 miles and 11.763 miles, respectively, on the track. [Read On]( [RunnersWorld.com]( [Would You Run a Race in NYC Right Now? These Runners Did]( 215 people finished a 3.3-mile race in Prospect Park. Here’s exactly how it worked. [Read On]( [runnersworld.com]( ©2020 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019 [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Notice](