Shoes

I awoke to the sound of my alarm clock screeching it's infamous BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP. "Uggggggggh!" I moaned as I rolled over to stop the horrendous noise. As I turned the alarm off and drifted back to sleepland, it occured to me: Today was the big race! I sat up with a start. It would not do to be late on a day like today!1

I threw the covers off of my body and shivered. It was cool this morning. Oh well. It was time to get ready and meet the team for breakfast. I quickly checked the weather forcast to see what the projected temperature would be for the race. "50 degrees? Eeek!" I said, immediately heading for my "race day drawer", "No wonder it's extra chilly this morning." I pulled the black under armor shirt and the black running tights from the drawer and set them ontop of my dresser with my uniform.2

In no time at all, I was in full uniform and my hair was pulled back into a ponytail. Now all I needed were my shoes, which were under the computer chair. I sat down and picked up one of the shoes and stopped. Which foot was this? I looked at the shoe intensly, trying to remember, but I just couldn't. "Ohh no!" I breathed. "What am I going to do?" I decided to google it. All that came up was that the right shoe goes on the right foot, and the left shoe goes on the left. Which was right and which was left?!?!?!?! "AGGGHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" I screamed at the computer in frustration. I was going to be late if I didn't figure this out soon! And I didn't want to call anybody to ask because I didn't wannt to look like an idiot. Runners just don't forget which shoe goes on which foot! Or which foot is which for that matter.3

Then the answer came to me. DUH! Just put the shoe on and see if it fits that foot, and if it doesn't, try the other, smart one! I felt like an idiot as I finally tied the laces on my shoes. I was four minutes late.....all thanks to the fact that I couldn't remember which shoe went on which foot.