I may be a runner but I'm also a girly girl

I love clothes, I love shopping for clothes and I love matching items of clothes.  Just because I run, doesn't mean that this doesn't also play a part in my sport! One of my favourite things to shop for is new running clothes.  Matching shorts and tops...even my socks match my outfit most of the time...as does my hat, sports bag and of course hair elastics and clip.  I realise I don't look my best when I'm out running, what with all the sweating and the panting, but there's no reason not to try and look half decent! When it comes to my running shoes, I have to think very carefully! Firstly you're spending a fair amount of money on something that you're going to wear every day for at least the next six months.  I spend more time in my running shoes than I do any other pair of shoes.  So it goes without saying that I want them to look good! Of course this is fairly limited as your foot and running style determines the make and model of shoe you buy, but once that's been decided, I don't think it's too much to ask to get the best looking shoe you can.  Now, not all runners are concerned with this, but to me, its pretty important! So when I went shopping for new running shoes last year and was offered a pair of very dull looking red and white shoes, I politely declined and decided I would look elsewhere.  Firstly, they were ugly and secondly they wouldn't have matched with any of my running gear!  The salesman rolled his eyes when I requested a different colour and rudely told me they came only in this hideous style.  Being as stubborn as I am I was not going to buy these and asked him to check the back before I left, for any old stock (my old ones were blue and even that was better than the ones on offer!).  When he came back with a box of pink shoes my eyes lit up and I think I even clapped my hands a little.  This man was not impressed! He clearly didn't take me seriously and rudely told me I can't always get what I want...what a bad salesman! 800km later and I once again needed new shoes.  I began the search again a few months ago for a stylish pair of running shoes.  I had seen someone at my club wearing my make and model of shoes in purple and decided those would be my next pair.  Only problem was, I couldn't find them anywhere! Lucky for me my running man went all the way to Cape Town and came back with the shoes I wanted.  I now have a fab pair of purple running shoes.  So maybe the salesman was right, maybe I won't always get what I want...but I've been pretty lucky thus far!