I’ve been making use of return policies a lot lately. First it was running shoes (7 pairs at once…holy embarrassing), now it’s marathons.
Yep, I decided to make an exchange of my marathon. When I picked Napa Valley, I wasn’t figuring in how little training I’d get done over the holidays. I knew I was cutting it short with training time, but I figured I could pull it off. I just got done looking up some training schedules, and it looks like I’d be pushing my luck. I hadn’t paid for Napa Valley yet, but the price goes up after New Years, so I figured I’d better make a decision quickly.
The marathon I was originally most excited about was Avenue of the Giants Marathon up in Northern Cali. That one is on May 3rd…giving me a whole 2 more months to train, and, it is $40 cheaper!!! Yippie for that! Plus I’d be doing my long runs in the spring instead of the winter, flowers blooming instead of thunder booming? I’ll take that! I just registered officially for Avenue of the Giants. 
In other return policy news, I really did return 7/8 of the shoes I bought from one store, all at once - I did keep one pair, so they wouldn’t feel too ripped off. Today I bought 4 more pairs (from a different store). I think today’s purchase will be my last in Wisconsin. I have 4 more pairs waiting for me to try out in SF, so the total shoe reviews for this challenge will be 24…less than my intended 40, but a girl’s gotta have some fun too, right?
Hopefully you now have the right marathon on your calendar.
Eight pairs returned at the running store. Yikes.
I bet they loved you at that store! lol
Good call on the marathon - sounds like a smart choice.
Darn, you’re not doing the Napa Valley?
But you’re right, it is coming up rather quickly. I need to sign up SOON!! I heard Avenue of the Giants is beautiful but no crowd support at all. Good luck!! What about the Big Sur???
Thank goodness for return policies!!!
There seems to be a lot of marathons on May 3rd. More time to train is always a good thing. I can’t wait to read all the she reviews!!
sounds like a good decision on the marathon! you definitely want to be prepared for #1
my next one is may 3rd too! its always fun to share race day with someone. do you read running stories (jen)? she ran ave of the giants as her second one and has a good race report on it… let me know and i can send you the link if you need it. see you wed!!!