I’m very satisfied with my training for the past week – I was able to get everything in plus a little more (started up training some boxing again). My Sunday run was a bit short, 5 miles instead of 6, but at a faster pace (about 10:40 miles). If anyone else is following Galloway’s training program you might be wondering why I didn’t run 14 miles this past weekend. Well, aggravating my foot a few weeks ago forced me to change the program for a few weeks and as a result I’ll be running 14 miles next weekend (soon to be my personal record).
Due to my foot (Morton’s Neuroma in right foot) I decided to go for it and get some better shoes. Before my Sunday run I headed over to downtown Naperville to the Naperville Running Company, the best store in this area for running shoes and attire. I knew I’d be paying a bit more for shoes but I also knew that they would be better shoes and more specific for my feet and my unique problems. The clerk who helped me asked about the kind of training I was doing as well as the problems I was having and how long I was having them. He then proceeded to look at my current shoes for wear patterns. From this information he picked out about 5 different shoes to have me try on and walk around the store to determine which fit best and gave the best support. All and all I was probably there for about 30 minutes but the shoes I left with felt considerably better with last nights run (even with the faster than usual pace).
I will post some helpful hints on choosing your own running shoes Tuesday or Wednesday this week.
2 comments:
i turned 40 in may so i'll see you in the 40-44 age group. i ran the marathon last year and it didn't take me long to want to do it again! good luck1
Thanks for your support, I always appreciate hearing from other runners.
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