My new running partner

Dear Running Shoes,

Sorry I've neglected you lately. It's not so much that I've been sitting around doing nothing. No, in fact, I've been heading out on my bicycle a lot more lately (not just because of the Tour de Lance now under way). I'd forgotten just how fun it is to ride a bike.

We did have a nice run yesterday, though, didn't we? Because it had been weeks (WEEKS!) since putting you on, that good run has to be attributed to our new running partner. Though I've known her for a few months now, it was the first time we ran together. Her name is Isabella Podallini, but I usually call her iPod. Although she is small and prone to shuffling, that randomness actually made our run that more enjoyable. Music is a great motivator, especially when it's music you pick yourself.

Can't promise I'll be running more often, Dear Shoes. We are going to Colorado in a few weeks, and I don't know if the higher altitude and my mediocre athleticism are the best matches for your New Balancey goodness. If I take my bike, please know it's nothing personal against you. After all, while biking I often wear your predecessors, which happen to look just like you (albeit older and dirtier).

I won't totally forget you, Shoes, and we'll go out for a jog real soon. If nothing else, it gives me time to listen to music.

Gotta pedal,
T-bone

P.S. to the blog and its dwindling readership:
How's it been going, blog? Internet people? Not only have I been out on the bicycle, but without Internet service at home it's really hard to update you. Not like you can rub two sticks together and post something, right? It took four technicians (all nice and hard-working) to find out what was up with our DSL service. They figured it out yesterday, and wah-lah, here we are. I'll try not to neglect you so much in the future, but as I told Shoes: gotta pedal.