So this year is about accomplishing a lot of things, one of them being to run 1,000 miles this year. This challenge requires new shoes on a much faster rotation because I am reaching that 300 mile mark much faster. I got smart in February/March, and bought two pairs of 2009 New Balance running shoe models at a heavy discount. I have been rotating between the two pair, which are different models completely, with my runs. My feet feel awesome.

The NB shoes now come with those bubble laces. I love them. My shoes never come untied. Or at least they never did, until this year. Now I am wearing these suckers down. For the first time ever in my entire life, I need to replace shoelaces before replacing shoes.

So I ordered two sets of laces, and they arrived last week. Just tonight, I re-laced my first pair of shoes. Oh my lord, what a difference it makes! Like new shoes! They hug my feet properly again! I don't have to double knot! I have another six weeks or so before I need to buy more shoes, so this is great to have the feeling of new for three dollars during the interim.

I keep telling myself to snap out of it, they're only laces—BUT, they're really nice laces without sweat stains and that new shoe smell!!! I'm definitely a lace-changing convert! Try it!