got my shoes

[magicicada]

i know, this has been a truly ridiculous saga, but such is the life of the lj.

Regardez Brooks Addiction. Is that not a wonderful name?

i did get them at the running store around the corner, and the price on the website is more or less the price i paid. i'm glad i went there to try them on because the adidas shoes which i was eyeing turned out to be an absolute no-go with my high arches. these shoes are not incredibly snazzy, but they are not ugly and i do like the purple stripes.

i ended up going up a half-size and was interested to note that is advised on the shoe website as well. my usual size fit just so, with no margin whatsoever and the shoe guy reminded me that running feet tend to expand.

the best part was that when i went out on the sidewalk for a test run, i found myself actually doing a very small amount of running. i thought i'd forgotten how. that's quite a hopeful step. i also wore them during our trip to BJ's (big box, hard concrete floors). my feet definitely noticed it was a hard floor, but they did not hurt even at the end of the trip. i am sure these shoes will do much better on an actual trail.

thank you all for indulging my sharing this bizarre life segue with me. i'm still not entirely sure what my work schedule will be after this semester and that will have a large part to do with my schedule for any sort of theoretical running (or more likely walking). let me know if you would like to be in any type of exercise filter should i create one.

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[gardenwaltz.livejournal.com]

whee, new shoes! jeff, sylvia and i took a walk this afternoon, but tomorrow i start the 8 week program with 'rest'. heh, i suppose that is to be consistent with the remaining weeks, but it strikes me as a silly way to start.

i had never heard of brooks before i started doing the research. i like the idea that they are putting the money into the shoes rather than the advertising. i would definitely try a lot of shoes on. this store i went to, the guy observed that i was rolling my feet inwards (over-pronating) and then pointed me towards the shoes with 'blue' tags on the shelf. obviously, different places will do things differently. i also found an online website that diagnosed the same thing by the wear pattern on the bottom of my shoes. i always wear the back out first which is another symptom of the 'over-pronator'. interestingly enough, the shoe guy has completely flat feet and also needs to use this kind of shoe. the main symptom of my high arches is that my foot doesn't fit under the shoe completely with classic clog styles. it's pretty obvious. with the adidas shoes, the only way that i would have been able to tie the laces is if i had left them very loose. it looked from the top like i needed a wider shoe, but there was plenty of room on the sides.

[fizzgig-bites.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I went looking and I am a under-pronator. I wear the backs of my shoes very quickly. I kick to the side while walking. I think maybe I am high arched. I have always been wide front, narrow back, and few shoes ever fit well. It may also explain that no matter how hard I try, I can't wear high heeled shoes to save my life.