night run

today was just another busy tuesday at the office. just a few highlights:

the new asics store opened across the atrium from our office building! it's 2-3 times the size of the former location a block away, with many more shoe options it seems. unfortunately when i went inside to ask some questions about the elite performance vs performance socks, the salesguy didn't seem to know much. in fact, all the sales people on the floor looked like they were picked off the street. bummer that they don't educate their sales staff more to better represent their product, like paragon or jackrabbit.

new asics store

the stone guys came today and started our counter installation! yay. the painters were also there starting with the first coat.

counters being installed

after work, met kevin at grand central and we went for a night run at the park.  i think there was a nike training run going on too because we saw probably a hundred people stretching and women wearing lime green nike pacer tops. it's exciting and motivating to see strangers in the city congregating at the park to get their workouts in :)

legs were heavy from sunday's run, but the cool temperature and darkness were really helpful in terms of keeping us focused. we managed to squeak out 6 miles at 7:52. achilles was a bit tender in the first mile, but otherwise, felt pretty good. harlem hill and the three sisters are starting to feel like good old friends.

central park night run

best: bumped into a friend, nate, on my way to grand central! what a small world ... haven't seen him much since he's moved back to the city after bschool, but hopefully we'll get together soon and catch up.

worst: disappointing donuts working at the asics store. the couple guys i spoke with were not knowledgeable about their product offerings, and i don't think really had much interest in running either. bummer! i could see a lot of potential there.

smile: kevin brought me into the grand central marketplace to check out this cute little yogurt at murray's cheese. haha ... the little sweet pleasures in life! we treated ourselves to one each :D