Shop til you drop

Today there was a lot of shopping.
First, I signed up for a course at NAIT on GIS. I’ve been wanting to take it for awhile, but last year it was cancelled. I’ve waffled enough, and now I am committed.
Then I went and bought some planters. I have a plan now to actually grow things. My balcony gets far too hot in summer, and I thought that if the walls were lined with plants, they would absorb some of the heat. My friends have recommended hops. It is an ivy like plant so hopefully it will be happy covering the walls.
My final purchase was to go to Fast Trax. I had a 15% off coupon that expired soon and I wanted to abuse it. I needed new compression shorts after my last pair’s seams ripped after a paltry 125km run. I also wanted good trail shoes for the Lost Souls Marathon. And I had been hearing a lot about barefoot running and I wanted to buy some… well not shoes exactly, more foot coverings. They protect the feet but provide no support.
The foot coverings are apparently very popular and although I found a pair that seemed to fit, I might be better with a smaller pair, which they didn’t have. I now wait until they get some in so I can comparison shop. I can wait; I don’t want to experiment in the three weeks before my big run so I would have to hold off anyway.
The compression shorts weren’t available in my size. But I was able to buy new trail runners. I have to wear them a lot now to break them in.
I’ve been told shoes can only handle 50km at one time before they need to recover. So I need three pairs of shoes for the Lost Souls. I figure trail runners are my best bet, and now I have two pairs. For the last lap I’ll probably won’t care as much.