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Confession: I hate shopping.<\/p>\n

Specifically clothes shopping.\u00a0 I hate it.\u00a0 I mean, I like wearing clothes, and I like clothes that look good, but I hate the process of going to buy clothes.\u00a0 I helped Mary Beth’s <\/a>husband buy a suit a few weeks back (it’s a long story involving a wedding and a dry cleaners and she tells it better than I do) and I was jealous of how easy the process was.\u00a0 Quick measure, okay, try this suit, looks good, let’s get those pants hemmed, done.\u00a0 Unfair.<\/p>\n

However, I love shopping for workout gear.\u00a0 Possibly because it’s comfy, possibly because it’s often stretchy so it’s easier to fit.\u00a0 My drawer of workout gear has exploded into a second drawer, plus some plastic drawers in the closet.\u00a0 Given that I workout a minimum of five days a week and avoid laundry at all costs, this collection serves me well.<\/p>\n

I love going to race expos.\u00a0 I love seeing all the gear for sale – the stuff branded by the race and the stuff sold by the other vendors.\u00a0 I’ve discovered a lot of great products that way.\u00a0 It’s possibly the only form of shopping I enjoy.<\/p>\n

My workout gear is getting a bit out of hand though.\u00a0 First off, there are the race shirts.\u00a0 While not all races give out shirts as part of your registration, they’re pretty common.\u00a0 A local running group has branched out and did pants for a race this year and a hat for another race.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, I can’t yet completely outfit myself in race gear, so there is some shopping that must be done..\u00a0 I discovered SparkleSkirts a year or so ago and they remain my favorite running bottoms.\u00a0 Seriously, the shorts don’t budge.\u00a0 But I only own three SparkleSkirts (so far) and one I like to save for races, so I generally only wear them on my long training runs.\u00a0 I’ve got some older pairs of shorts for mid-week treadmill runs.<\/p>\n

Then there’s the cold weather gear.\u00a0 I have all manner of cold weather gear, from capri pants to long pants to running tights.\u00a0 I have lightweight long-sleeved shirts, hooded shirts, and fleece-lined shirts.\u00a0 I have hats and ear warmers and gloves.\u00a0 I know it sounds crazy, but I really enjoy running in the cold weather.\u00a0 I think it’s because I feel like I can run faster.\u00a0 When it’s hot, I’m slowing down to cool off but when it’s cold, I speed up to keep warm!\u00a0 Magic!<\/p>\n

I won’t even get into my bike gear here.\u00a0 I only own a few things though, all for warm weather biking.\u00a0 I fear what I will end up buying.\u00a0 And then there are triathlons…<\/p>\n

I probably rotate the same 15-20 items for work throughout most of the year because I hate clothes shopping so much.\u00a0 But if I could wear running gear to work, I wonder how long I could go without doing laundry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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