Gear shift

[tilly_stratford]

I wore out my beloved running shoes, a pair of black Asics Gel-Kayano 20. It was a difficult concept for me to grasp, because to me "worn out shoes" means they're either coming apart or there are actual holes in the sole. These looked fine -- no bits flying off -- and when I put them on, they felt the same as they always had (I think). But I was

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[bienenwolf]

Oh man, maybe I should think about getting new shoes, too. I haven't used them regularly the whole time, but it's been over a year and I've noticed my joints starting to hurt again recently.

[tilly_stratford]

Well it's certainly something to look into! It took me a while to realize it was the shoes that was causing the pain, looking back it started out pretty subtle and got worse as I kept going. I don't think I got the advertised 300 miles out of mine, but rubber hardens and loses its bounce over time, after all.