Favorite Running Shoes Link-up

Hellooooooooooo Tuesday (the worst day of the week) BUT... it might get a LITTLE better because guess what?.... we are talking running shoes today people... Who doesn't love themselves a good pair of kicks - especially if they can carry you through miles and miles of pavement pounding fun... I am linking up with the lovely Laura from Serrano Style Link-up. I love this woman and want to live where she does - she gets to run around some beautiful scenery - Link up with us - tell us about your favorite running shoes, why you love them, favorite thing about them, etc... I need to buy a new pair of shoes this weekend - mama is getting blisters and my current shoes have expired their mile limit.

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Running shoes, to me, are kind of a huge investment - ya know... like your house;) For real - a good, well-fitted running shoe is a MUST for ANY runner. Your legs are like well oiled machines, but your shoes are what keep it all together. Your legs can go on forever and ever BUT when your feet start to ache - your mental state weakens... and who wants this? NO-ONE!!! Having all levels of your body and mind in check while running, IS the KEY to success...

So... yes I like to run - scratch that... I LOVE to run. Hitting the pavement and taking some time for "me", all while working up a good sweat is probably one of the best feelings on EARTH! Whether it be for 1 mile or 30 ~ it IS running and I LAAAAAAAAAAAHUVE IT!

Here is a little back-ground info on my "journey to find a good shoe". When I first started running, a few years ago, I went to Sports Authority and bought the cutest pair of Saucony shoes in a size 7 (my normal size). I started running and noticed both of my toe nails on the "toe next to the big one" started to get purple and then one day they fell off - nice huh? I started getting blisters all over the sides of my feet and my ankles. I thought "hey this must be what it feels like to be a REAL runner" - WRONG.... My SIL told me to head to a good running store (Fleet Feet or Big River Running Company) - so I FINALLY did after much mutilation of my feet.

I chose Fleet Feet and headed in. An employee looked at my feet, studied the shoes I had on, ran some computer thing over my feet, and then came out with a few boxes in a size 8 (yes your feet swell when running - you need to size UP). She had me try on the shoes and then go outside and run in them, while she watched - so she could make sure the type of shoe fit my "stride". It was EPIC. The moment I started running in a well fit pair of running shoes - it was like air... no pain, my feet felt light, my hips felt good, and it all CLICKED!!! HEAVEN!

Alright I vlogged my favorite brand.... Here you go

Now link up with us... Click around below, check out other people's favorite shoe, and most importantly get your a** out there - and in the words of Chris Brown... RUN IT!