Hello! I just spent the day with my madre! Shopping and eating and having fun. It was the best! I also gave her a crash course in how to find the best running shoes for her feet.
I am kind of obsessed with running and running shoes (and eating and eating shoes) so taking her running shoe shopping is my idea of a good time! #RunNerd
I am a big fan of the RoadRunner Sports Shoe Dog. It’s a 5 step process where they size up your foot, gait, size and more to find the BEST shoe for your foot.
My mom has had foot and knee pain in the past so even though I know a lot about her patas and a lot about running shoes I wanted her to be professionally assessed and fitted.
Hoka Spotting! More on this super soon!!!
Check out your local running shoe store to find a good shoe for you 
Most running shoe stores are really good about sizing you up, assessing your mileage and even watching you run! Unfortunately, you shouldn’t choose running shoes based on color, but what is best for your body and mileage.
After we found my mom a perfect pair of running shoes we continued the shopping day…
But first some snacks! I spotted these the other day at TJ’s and knew my mom would love ‘em!
I wish I could rock the aviator sunglasses, but I just feel like they’re not me?
I’m more of an oversized sunglasses girl…
I think my favorite find of the day was this donut and bacon tank! I actually spotted it in the boy’s section while my mom was looking for clothes for my little brother.
(The shirt is by k.i.d dangerous but I only found the bacon muscle tee for female and bacon flag tee for men.)
Yes, I bought it.
After my mom left I decided to walk to the store to get some more soup. And luckily / unfortunately… the Easter candy is 50% off!!! YEAH!!!!
But someone needs to talk me out of this MASSIVE chocolate bunny FAST! Help.
And this HUGE Cookie?! Hello! Genius idea. Get in ma belly!!
oohh…what shoes did your mom get? pic?
The best thing about RoadRunner is their return policy! if you are a VIP member you can run in the shoes for 90 days and exchange them if they are not working out. The VIP membership also gets you a discount on the shoes so it is totally worth it.
also aviators 4 eva!!!
Yes! I should have mentioned that, I’m a VIP but they actually call me a KIP (kinda important person…). I’ll take what I can get.
Cookie, hands down. Bonus points if the cookie has a lot of chocolate in it!
Also, I’m the same way with sunglasses! I never feel like my face is oddly shaped until I go sunglasses shopping… Weird!
Ha! I think my ears are off because they are always crooked on me.
Good to see yo recovered from your sickness! Your hair is gorgeous.
Thank you 🙂
aww! Mommy is beautiful! 🙂
Also, I very rarely comment but I follow your IG for much need comic relief! Your posts crack me up! IDK where you find so much ridiculousness.
Thank you Tonya 🙂
I’d go with the giant Bunny for sure!
Aviators all the way!!
if bunny is dark chocolate, def bunny! i’m all about wayfarers — they suit me best. i just went to a Fleet Feet this past wknd to get a gait analysis and ended up with 2 new pairs of running sneaks that i love: Asics and Nikes, which i never run in! stoked to have newbies.
Huge bunny, definitely. Unless I knew ahead of time that the cookie was nice and soft, then it would be a coin toss.
I wear whatever sunglasses I can dig out of my car. I need to buy some cheapies for running so I don’t take a fall and ruin my Ray Bans!
That Trader Joe’s half popped corn is bomb.com! I was always eating the I popped kernels from the popcorn bag…but this hurts my stomach less!
Huge cookie for sure. If you’re ever in NYC, check out Levain Bakery. One cookie lasts for days!
I tried the Shoe Dog thing and loved it too! Do you ever buy their insoles or no? I haven’t before but think about doing so every time I get injured … Which seems to be happening frequently.
I did not know you could be fitted for running shoes! I am so excited. I am looking for one in Michigan now. I am a beginner and my next weight loss goal is new running shoes. I think doing something like this would be perfect! 🙂
How do you choose between cookie and chocolate? Both!
OMG I need that shirt!!! I’m definitely going to get it. I would probably pick the giant cookie, but it would need to be cooked perfectly, as in- undercooked. yum.
My sunglasses are usually the cheapo freebies given out at races and events. I always lose sunglasses, so I can’t justify spending a good chunk of change on them when I’m just going to drop/lose/break them. I used to always lose my sunnies in the ocean when sailing, I learned very quickly not to spend more than $8 on a pair hahaha
Now that I moved down to San Diego I have to get to know the local running stores. I know of two but I stocked up on shoes before I moved. I am a Ray Ban kind of girl, the classics preferably
I loved the Shoe Dog experience. I’d been fit at other stores a handful of times, and while RR just confirmed that I was in the right shoe, I learned a lot about why. Super fun!
I’m feelin’ that giant cookie. Maybe because I ate half a giant Lindt bunny yesterday .
Oversized glasses FTW. I have giant (prescription) Michael Kors glasses, I can’t pull off the aviators either.
I’d definitely go for chocolate over a cookie!
That shirt is awesome. I think I would go huge cookie only because I’m a chocolate snob and find those bunnies to be poor quality chocolate.
Huge cookie.
And I like oversized sunglasses. Aviators look weird on me. I’ve been rocking my blue Color Me ran sunglasses for two years. I have a pink pair, but I just always have the blue on. They fit over my glasses, which is amazeballs.
I vote for the cookie. 🙂 I’m a dark chocolate fan, though, and the bunny is milk, so I’m biased. I’m tapering now, so I actually feel like I could easily eat both! You know the feeling. 🙂
I actually just bought some new sunglasses- super cute Costas! I’m an active fly fisherwoman, so I’m always on the lookout for cute polarized lenses that will cut down on the water glare, keep anyway wayward flies (and hooks!) out of my eyes, and look cute on the water. I love these! http://www.costadelmar.com/shop/sunglasses/inlet-1/13337
Most of the time, my fishing sunglasses have not been cute, but I think these are adorable, and I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to wear them running, too!
Yes! I always recommend going to a running store to get properly fitted! Did she end up in a similar shoe as you? I always think its interesting that my sister and I need such different shoes since we’re related. You’d think we would have similar feet but nope, everyone is different I suppose.
Big cookie for sure. I can’t eat a lot of chocolate, my stomach will hate me for it. But I do indulge in it from time to time anyway:)
I tried so hard to be able to wear aviators. It should never happen. I look like an alien with them on.
Definitely the cookie. Those milk chocolate bunnies aren’t the best tasting chocolate. I’m a bit of a Choco-snob. 🙂
I did the shoe dog experience. Love my custom made inserts but I ended up using the sneakers for walking sneakers. They just felt too heavy on my feet for running.
I have always loved aviators. I had a pair of ray bans but then my dog mangled them, so now I just stick to Target ones.
I just wrote an article recently on the importance of getting fitted for running shoes…it totally changed my running game when I first did it
This is so cool!! I had no idea you could do this. I need to go ASAP – my runners are killing my feet!! I got Nike 5 frees because I liked the minimalism of the 3, but it just has padding in all the wrong places. Thanks for sharing!
xx Jill
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huge bunny, totally!! I have the hardest time finding sunglasses that I like/fit my face! I can’t pull off aviators, either. haha. I have a pair of wayfarer type that I LOOOOOVE!
Oooh! There’s a Road Runner Sports down the road from work; I’ll have to stop by soon since my favorite running shoes were just discontinued. There is much to be done to fix that!
Where is that lace top from? Its adorable!
It’s Stitchfix actually!