I think I'll trade my gym membership for these.

This past week I canceled my gym membership. It's only 30 bucks a month but I made a promise to myself long ago when I joined a gym for the first time that it is only legit for me to have a gym membership in the cold bitter months of winter. I just cannot justify keeping it in the summer.

so i am going to return to running outdoors and keep my 30 bucks a month. But until it gets a little warmer and there isn't so much ice on the ground AND with the goal of trying to diminish risking my life trying to run on ice when it gets dark at 4pm, i purchased these babies from ebay today. Hopefully they will help me stay on my feet!

side note: summer is way too wonderful in MN to spend your days inside on a treadmill staring at a television. there are too many trails to be crossed and too much beautiful outdoor nature to take in and enjoy. most people that stay and live for an extended period of time in MN do this just so they can get through the winter to then have our summer. its true! summer to us is like a precious stone. we can finally climb out of hibernation. Atmosphere made a great song dedicated to the summers in minnesota. whenever i listen to it i think of having all my windows down in my car on a summer afternoon and blasting this tune with a smile.