{"id":1194,"date":"2016-10-30T13:41:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-30T18:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2016-10-30T13:41:39","modified_gmt":"2016-10-30T18:41:39","slug":"a-mixed-bag-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=1194","title":{"rendered":"A mixed bag this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

I started out Saturday with a really tired, tough run<\/a>. I felt like crap and it was super difficult. Then today, I woke up and ran<\/a> and I felt like a brand new person! Today’s run was like night and day. I suppose crepes with a pear compote might be a good run fuel. That was breakfast today, I did pretty well with that.
\nI’m feeling better overall, even though my legs are still a bit more tired than normal. But that’s a matter of needing new running shoes. However, believe it or not, new shoes are low on my list of priorities, as the limited budget of an ESL teacher can make things difficult. If I have to slow down and reduce mileage, then so be it. I’m a little reticent to buy these New Balance they sell in Europe anyway, as they are all made in China, and while the US exploits so much labor around the world, and damages its own workers for profit, the Chinese track record on exploiting their own workforce, particularly on behalf of Europe and the US is atrocious.
\nThe real answer is to train myself to be a barefoot runner, but I don’t think I could survive that. My feet are massively flat, and as much as I hate shoes, they do bring me a level of comfort. Honestly, however, that is the responsible way forward, certainly won’t go that way for now unfortunately, but I know in my heart that is what may need to be done, unless I can get some shoes that aren’t made from sweatshop labor again. At least the model I can buy in the US is made in the US.
\nSometimes I wonder if I worry too much, honestly. We all have doubts in this world, but the fact is I know that all humans are deserving of basic things, I talk about that a lot. One of those things is decent living conditions. I think I need to take some serious time and write all that down. I think in that, there is something to share with humanity. We shall see. I’m going to cut this short at this point. But keep up the fight, don’t forget the struggle.
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