This last Saturday was a 5K called Run A Muk. It went through some amazing neighborhoods that have great views of the water but my oh my was I in pain. I don't know why either I found myself aching w/ each step. I couldn't find a groove until about 2 & 1/2 miles in. Here are some pics before and after.
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| My shirt and bib# |
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| Before with the puget sound in the back round |
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| After with my Mom. Her first 5K since Susan G Komen |
It was only a 5K, this is my 5th 5K in the last year and I was in more pain today than I have ever been in running. Perhaps it was because of the outside run I did a couple days before. But I came home and was in pain not moving. Really sitting on the couch did me no good, in pain the whole time. Took a nap and kept on waking up in pain & all this after I took some pain meds too. I had to break out DH's plastic leg roller thing he uses for his bike rides.
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| OUCH!!!!!! |
All this pain had me thinking. I had blister and pain after the Susan G Komen and we walked that 5K. So I decided it has to be the combination of my shoes and the concrete. I was ok on the sand at the Beach and my treadmill but the last 3 times on the road and I am in so much pain. I've known for a while that I needed new shoes and my BFF and I were going to go together some time after she got back from her vacation. I need to do more runs outside and with the Warrior Dash only two weeks away I am not afraid to run in my current shoes but I can't stop training. So I decided to brave the running store alone. *GULP*
Getting ready to go to the running store was stressful. I was concerned about what I was wearing, what they would think of me, will they really make me run??? I was super nervous and was surprised at how nervous I was. I decided I just needed to do this and get over it. We got there and I brought my current shoes with me. The guy working there asked how he could help me and I was upfront and honest. I said well I am a beginner runner, less than 6 months. And my shoes are NOT working. I am having pain when ever I am running on the road. He said OK great and asked to my old shoes. He then asked me to walk back and fort down this walk way they have. He then asked me to do a half squat and then take turns putting all my weight on one foot than the next. He told me I do pronate not sure if it was under or over. Here is a pic of what that means.
He asked my shoe size & I told him 5-6. Then he said ok I'll be right back. He came out with 3 different types of Brooks. He started asking me about what I was training for and seemed excited for me about the Tinker Bell Half. He we put two different shoes on each foot then kept the one I liked best and tried again with the next pair. With each unmatched pair he had me repeat the same things I did bare foot but he also had me jog up and down this walk way once w/ each pair. He and I agreed that the ones I felt most supported in. My heel felt like it was slipping a bit because the shoes felt big and so he special lead them at the top and BAM no more heel slipping. I told him they still felt a little bigger than I was used to and that is when he shocked me. He had put me in size 7 shoes. I think my jaw actually hit the floor because he started explaining to me why. He told my Brooks run a little small and especially as a new runner I need the extra room for my foot to swell & extend and that getting this larger size will prevent me from losing a toe nail. I am terrified to lose a toe nail so this was very good news. They have a 30 day return policy so I am going to put in some good runs and make sure they are working right. As I checked out he told me all the people who work there are runners and have ran marathons and not to hesitate to come by if I needed any advice for my training. I was really surprised at how the whole experience was. I was expecting to be laughed out the store but not only were they interested in my goals, training and making sure I was wearing the right stuff but told me to come back even if it was just for advice.
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