Yay for new shoes...
Good grief, I'm excited about new running shoes.
I've started getting these weird pains in my left foot after working out for a bit. A few toes would go numb, the ball would ache, and I really had to push through to get to the end. My trainer suggested a trip to a local running store that does stride analysis.
Turns out I have really good form, but my old shoes weren't a good fit for me. In addition to lacing them way too tightly, I needed something with a wider toe box (how weird of a phrase is that?) so that nerves wouldn't get pinched. I walked out of the store with a pair of shoes from a brand that I've never heard of (although the fella's cycling shoes are from the same company) and some hope that the aches would go away.
I wore them around the house and got in a bit of a workout last night - no pain at all. Score!
(And as Chris will gladly point out, they are the same color as my heart rate monitor. :)
ETA - I'm enough of a dork that I took a photo to share...
I've started getting these weird pains in my left foot after working out for a bit. A few toes would go numb, the ball would ache, and I really had to push through to get to the end. My trainer suggested a trip to a local running store that does stride analysis.
Turns out I have really good form, but my old shoes weren't a good fit for me. In addition to lacing them way too tightly, I needed something with a wider toe box (how weird of a phrase is that?) so that nerves wouldn't get pinched. I walked out of the store with a pair of shoes from a brand that I've never heard of (although the fella's cycling shoes are from the same company) and some hope that the aches would go away.
I wore them around the house and got in a bit of a workout last night - no pain at all. Score!
(And as Chris will gladly point out, they are the same color as my heart rate monitor. :)
ETA - I'm enough of a dork that I took a photo to share...