Lets talk about Shoes

Hollie and DW and I were all talking about shoes after PtP on Sunday. Hollie wears shoes (I think they're asics) that a lot of her running pals HATE, but she swears by them... DW recently went to a local running shop armed with all the technical knowledge he could find and shoe reviews up the wazoo knowing "exactly" what shoe he wanted... until he tried it on... and it sucked. So they put him on a treadmill, evaluated his stride, pulled out a totally DIFFERENT pair of shoes which he tried on and loved!!!

I have never been to a running store to try on shoes... I really should tho... my problem is that I work (indirectly, but directly) for the second largest athletic shoe company in the US... you know which one I'm talking about... the one with the three stripes... and All Day I Dream About S*x? Yeah, that's the one. SO working here has many advantages, but also some disadvantages... the advantage is that I have easy and inexpensive access to a LOT of shoes... and let me tell ya... I never believed I would EVER own as many shoes as I now own... but that's beside the point. The good thing about having that access is getting to trade in/up shoes on a very regular basis... the bad thing about it is that I haven't been able to find a SINGLE PAIR of @did@s running shoes that fits my feet well enough that I can run any distance in them.

I got a new pair today tho, that I have more hope for. They are Supernova Cushions and when I tried them in the store the toe box felt wide enough, the orthotics I wear everywhere fit and provided good arch support and the heel was nice and snug to my heel. I am HOPING that I have finally found my company sanctioned pair of running shoes, because wearing anyone elses shoes during the work day is LITERALLY a fireable offense.

I still have my Rykas that I wear for my long runs (they're marathon shoes, very tough, cushy, I like em) on the weekends... and that's what I wore this weekend for the race, but hopefully I won't have to smuggle them in and out of the gym any longer.

I'll report back after my four miles in a couple of hours!

Edited to add:

Ok... that was harder than I expected BUT my knees and feet felt fabulous. The heels of the Supernovas are still too wide for my feet but MAN are these shoes CUSHY... I like cushy! I've been focusing a lot on my pronation and plantar fasciitis to the detriment of cush... but no more!

The hard part was that it was HOT and MUGGY and about 2.2 miles in I got a freakin STITCH IN MY SIDE!!! I haven't had a stitch in my side in ages... but there it was and no matter what I did (short of walking) it would not go away. I know I am still dehydrated a bit from Sunday (I didn't drink nearly enough water that afternoon or yesterday) and I think I probably ate too close to running but I stuck it out (tho slowly) and finished the four miles.

Posted by Lexy at September 14, 2004 12:53 PM