Fashion-fasting - does this apply to running gear?

(RY). Ok, so I heard about this blog called www.fashionfasting.com (check it out). This lady has inspired me to fashion 'fast' - essentially stop by new stuff (clothes, shoes etc). I have so much stuff I can barely decide what to wear each day so I end up wearing the same things all the time. I am determined to remain on my fast until at least the end of September.

I am in a quandry though, does this apply to running gear? I think I will have to make an exception for anything running related, what if I find a hot pink & orange running top. Ok, so I don't really 'need' it - but I will 'want' it, and hey, it's part of Team Ryco's quest (that is to run a marathon whilst wearing pink & orange).

So now that I'm running up to 80 mins each day (daily runs vary between 45mins - 60 - 75 - 80) I'm trying to figure out how to fit this into my day. I have been getting up by 6am to get my runs in, but with an 75 min run looming tomorrow I'll need to be out the door by 6am if I want to fit a run in and be at work by 9am. Luckily I am able to run to work on Fridays, so I can save some time having to use the train as well. I'm fast forwarding now thinking about where I'll fit these runs in when they increase in time, and I still have to do morning daycare drops off, get the train, get to work etc. I'm guessing I'll be in bed by 9pm and up at 5am or something like that.

Continuing with the Boston theme this is a photo of one of the residential buildings at Harvard University - pretty huh?