This is a letter I wrote to the person in charge of the sneaker testing @ Self Magazine.
I just wanted to take a minute and thank you for the opportunity to test these sneakers. I run 15-30 miles a week and am due for new shoes. Money is tight and new running shoes just are not in the budget right now. I know this is not about giving free(ish) shoes to someone, but in being able to help out with this, I have been helped too. Also, being able to do this did a couple things for me. It matched me up with the best shoes ever (I really liked both pairs, but one pair is a match made in Heaven lol), motivated me to get to the gym/outside to run 4x a week, and to take a break from running and do something else the 5th day. It was more motivating to go, knowing I was doing something for someone! My eyes have been opened to different brands, which I may never have tried otherwise, and also to the benefit of switching shoes during the week. It has been nice to run in two different pairs of shoes. This has been the most fun little mini job and I am grateful for the experience. Thank you for doing this program- for the testers and for those who will read up and decide to maybe try something new. I look forward to seeing what other people have said when the issue comes out!
Thanks again, and hope you have a wonderful holiday season!
This was a great experience and I am so grateful I was able to take part. On several levels, I have benefited and I felt like I needed to send thanks. I also wanted to remember for myself, so that is why I am posting here.
