What brand and type of shoes do YOU wear? Do you have just one pair, two pairs of the same that you alternate, one road pair and one trail pair...?? Also, who uses custom orthotics or after market insoles? What kind? I need some good ones for my hiking boots because I don't want to overuse my custom ones or get them torn up from rocks and dirt while hiking. ;) Just curious...
Me:
One pair for the road - Brooks Aeriel (Motion Control)
One pair for the trail - Brooks Cascadia (Trail - these aren't profiled as "stability" shoes, but they are comfy, protective, and they have a good grip so I like them quite a bit for trails...can't wait to use them more when it gets cooler!)
And yes - I have custom orthotics from eSoles that have helped my knee pain tremendously! :)
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Not quite enough...
Last night's workout left me wanting a bit more. It was sprints with core exercises worked in. We would run on the football field, one end to the center. Get down in the grass (itchy!!!) and do a core exercise. 5 on each side/leg for the majority. Then run from the middle of the field to the other end and get down for another exercise, repeat. Me having a bit of a pilates passion, I just didn't think the small number of reps was doing much for us and it seemed like the run distance was short each time. Still, it was cool to get out there and do something different, but I hope if we do that again we can improve it a little. :)
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
When to get new shoes
Today is the first morning in these shoes where I felt the pounding on the bottom of my feet. So when I got the opportunity today, I opened up my workout log and counted the miles- 293.5 miles on these Nikes. It seems like I always feel the pounding on the bottom of my feet right when my shoes start to approach 300 miles. In the magazines, they say to replace your shoes every 300-400 miles or so. I wish I could get a little over 400 miles on a shoe...
Once I feel the need for a new shoe, I try to wait it out a couple more weeks. Same as needing a new haircut...
Im just curious how often you all usually have to replace your shoes. For many years I was only replacing them once a year- on my birthday. But with Marathon training, I feel that I have to do it allot more often.
Do you all feel it in your foot when you need new shoes? Or do you buy your shoes on a certain schedule?
Once I feel the need for a new shoe, I try to wait it out a couple more weeks. Same as needing a new haircut...
Im just curious how often you all usually have to replace your shoes. For many years I was only replacing them once a year- on my birthday. But with Marathon training, I feel that I have to do it allot more often.
Do you all feel it in your foot when you need new shoes? Or do you buy your shoes on a certain schedule?
New Shoes
For the last year now I've been dealing with achille's tendon pain.
Never had had it before then.
It started within a week, maybe even just a couple of days, after going to RunAZ and getting fitted with the "right" type of shoes for me. Unbeknownst to me I had been running all summer in a "Motion Control" without a problem and Dan switched me to a "Neutral". I had never done this before. I had been a Big 5 or Sport's Authority shopper before. But since I had decided I really wanted to get into running, with no more pregnancys on the horizon, I wanted to do it right. My achille's started hurting right at the end of a running club workout.
I asked both the club coach and Dan at RunAZ, "Could it be something about the shoes?" Both gave me the impression that that was a ridiculous question.
So I kept wearing the shoes, when I ran.
During the past year, I've tried resting it, icing it, stretching it, astm treatment, strength training, Adviling it and two physical therapists!
The second PT suggested I try a stability shoe with a firm heel counter, instead of the neutral one that RunAZ had recommended. Both of the shoes I got were Asics GT something, one was neutral and one was stability. Now I have to admit, I'm the one picking out the shoes, they just told me the type.
Well this summer I thought I'd bring along my "old" neutral ones, I'd only used them for a month before I switched to a stability shoe, just to stand and walk around it on our vacation to Yellowstone. Better than flip flops right? Well, I'll be darned if my achilles didn't start hurting just from standing and walking!
OK then, I thought, something about these shoes is not working for me! Not sure what!
Last week I went to the gym and wore my newer Asics "stability" shoe. After I did some stationary biking, I noticed my achilles felt a little more irritated. And I thought of a comment I had overheard Cynthia make last weekend about how she likes Saucony's because they are low around the ankle. I examined my Asics and noticed how high and firm they both were around the ankle and wondered if that could be the problem?
I went to SoleSports and told them my saga. I tried on a bunch and I mean a bunch of shoes, the salesperson got a workout! I ended up with a pair of Saucony's.
I tried them last week and they felt good. It didn't feel like they increased the irritation of the achilles at all, but since it had already been irritated earlier in the week I could feel a little bit of it still so I didn't run on Saturday.
I also went to Dillard's and got some supportive sandals to help my feet during the day. The soles of my feet have been really sore lately. And although Dan at RunAZ had told me that since I have high arches I can wear flip flops all I want, a Runner's World article I read last week when I was at the gym told a different story.
Which brings me to now. I'm so hoping that my problem has been the shoes. And I'd like to get into running again. But I'm nervous to find out for sure. It has been so frustating!
And it will be really annoying if it was the shoes to think I could have been doing marathon training right now if I'd gotten the right shoes last fall, instead of ones that gave me problems!
There is nothing I can do about that now. And I just need to get going! But I haven't been able to go early in the morning when I like to because I've got high-schoolers that need a ride. But we are bike shopping for them so they can ride to school. And then that time slot will become available.
I hope it goes well.
Injuries as you all know are so frustrating!
I hope I can be a part of training soon instead of just reading about your training, although I enjoy that too!
Never had had it before then.
It started within a week, maybe even just a couple of days, after going to RunAZ and getting fitted with the "right" type of shoes for me. Unbeknownst to me I had been running all summer in a "Motion Control" without a problem and Dan switched me to a "Neutral". I had never done this before. I had been a Big 5 or Sport's Authority shopper before. But since I had decided I really wanted to get into running, with no more pregnancys on the horizon, I wanted to do it right. My achille's started hurting right at the end of a running club workout.
I asked both the club coach and Dan at RunAZ, "Could it be something about the shoes?" Both gave me the impression that that was a ridiculous question.
So I kept wearing the shoes, when I ran.
During the past year, I've tried resting it, icing it, stretching it, astm treatment, strength training, Adviling it and two physical therapists!
The second PT suggested I try a stability shoe with a firm heel counter, instead of the neutral one that RunAZ had recommended. Both of the shoes I got were Asics GT something, one was neutral and one was stability. Now I have to admit, I'm the one picking out the shoes, they just told me the type.
Well this summer I thought I'd bring along my "old" neutral ones, I'd only used them for a month before I switched to a stability shoe, just to stand and walk around it on our vacation to Yellowstone. Better than flip flops right? Well, I'll be darned if my achilles didn't start hurting just from standing and walking!
OK then, I thought, something about these shoes is not working for me! Not sure what!
Last week I went to the gym and wore my newer Asics "stability" shoe. After I did some stationary biking, I noticed my achilles felt a little more irritated. And I thought of a comment I had overheard Cynthia make last weekend about how she likes Saucony's because they are low around the ankle. I examined my Asics and noticed how high and firm they both were around the ankle and wondered if that could be the problem?
I went to SoleSports and told them my saga. I tried on a bunch and I mean a bunch of shoes, the salesperson got a workout! I ended up with a pair of Saucony's.
I tried them last week and they felt good. It didn't feel like they increased the irritation of the achilles at all, but since it had already been irritated earlier in the week I could feel a little bit of it still so I didn't run on Saturday.
I also went to Dillard's and got some supportive sandals to help my feet during the day. The soles of my feet have been really sore lately. And although Dan at RunAZ had told me that since I have high arches I can wear flip flops all I want, a Runner's World article I read last week when I was at the gym told a different story.
Which brings me to now. I'm so hoping that my problem has been the shoes. And I'd like to get into running again. But I'm nervous to find out for sure. It has been so frustating!
And it will be really annoying if it was the shoes to think I could have been doing marathon training right now if I'd gotten the right shoes last fall, instead of ones that gave me problems!
There is nothing I can do about that now. And I just need to get going! But I haven't been able to go early in the morning when I like to because I've got high-schoolers that need a ride. But we are bike shopping for them so they can ride to school. And then that time slot will become available.
I hope it goes well.
Injuries as you all know are so frustrating!
I hope I can be a part of training soon instead of just reading about your training, although I enjoy that too!
Tuesdays are Jinx
The last several Tuesdays have been rough on me. I usually look forward to our Tuesday runs. There is generally a big group of people and good conversation. For me the last several weeks I have ended up finishing the runs alone and usually in pain!
Three weeks ago it was the heat I think. I had run on Saturday and again on Monday in the nice cool weather and then on Tuesday the heat (and some humidity) was back, darn it. I had to stop and walk and send the group ahead. The next week was dog trouble. I had fallen a bit behind (the Tuesday jinx was already starting) and then when crossing a street a dog jumped up on me and knocked me to the ground. I landed on my hip, knee and elbow, and my hip is still bruised. Today it was arch pain. It would come and go. When it came it was really painful - like a cramp that wanted to squeeze my little toes towards my heel. I stopped and walked when it got bad and the walking motion seemed to stretch it out a bit. I picked it back up and tried to stay with them until it was light enough out to send the group ahead and walk/run home. I cut my run a little short and came home and iced my foot. I think I will try to run easy this week, and luckily Saturday is a cut back day where we are heading for the hills again.
Hopefully the Tuesday Jinx will wear off soon - three's a charm right?
Three weeks ago it was the heat I think. I had run on Saturday and again on Monday in the nice cool weather and then on Tuesday the heat (and some humidity) was back, darn it. I had to stop and walk and send the group ahead. The next week was dog trouble. I had fallen a bit behind (the Tuesday jinx was already starting) and then when crossing a street a dog jumped up on me and knocked me to the ground. I landed on my hip, knee and elbow, and my hip is still bruised. Today it was arch pain. It would come and go. When it came it was really painful - like a cramp that wanted to squeeze my little toes towards my heel. I stopped and walked when it got bad and the walking motion seemed to stretch it out a bit. I picked it back up and tried to stay with them until it was light enough out to send the group ahead and walk/run home. I cut my run a little short and came home and iced my foot. I think I will try to run easy this week, and luckily Saturday is a cut back day where we are heading for the hills again.
Hopefully the Tuesday Jinx will wear off soon - three's a charm right?
Monday, August 17, 2009
Kind of Funny
I went to a new running store to try on some shoes a few weeks ago. When I told him what I was training for and about my injury, the running store guy told me, "Train on pavement as little as possible." I simply said, "Uh, ok," but inwardly I wondered, "Where in the world do you find somewhere not pavement to train for a marathon???" I guess Marcie's 18-mile treadmill run would be the obvious answer. I didn't buy shoes from him. I went back to the store in Bountiful owned and run by a former University of Utah cross-country coach who assured me that I'd do fine running the marathon. "Just run slow if you need to and you'll make it," was his advice to me. And you know, I believe him.
PS I am excited about my new Amphipod RunLite TrailRunner. I've never run far enough to need to carry water with me before.
PS I am excited about my new Amphipod RunLite TrailRunner. I've never run far enough to need to carry water with me before.
Surprised Myself
This Saturday was mile repeats. Funny, I'm now really finding out what all of these terms I see in Runners' World mean! When the schedule stated "3 miles" I wasn't sure how it would be accomplished, but it was a 10 minute warm up, two 1 mile repeats with 5 minutes rest in between, and a mile cool down. The goal here was to do the second mile faster than the first. The second mile didn't need to be faster by much (a couple seconds was fine), but I was nervous about this because the second time around only meant that it would be hotter out there! I actually surprised myself though - the first mile was 9:05. This was 12 seconds faster than my timed mile from last Saturday. I thought to myself during my 5 minutes of rest there was no way I could do it again. 2nd mile start was great, but I saw myself drop the pace at around .75 in...I wasn't sure what to do to get back on track. Luckily I always carry water with me because a little water as it was warming up out there got me around the corner at a quick enough pace to finish it out at 9:03 - 2 seconds faster than the first mile, but that was all it needed to be! By the way, did I mention I love my Garmin at times like this? :) I also think I did well running with my friend James - he is typically much faster than me so far in our training, but he unfortunately had a bit of knee pain that day so I did my best to keep up with him until that last quarter mile. Always motivating to have fast friends! I do hope his pain goes away though - that's never a good thing even if he helped my pace for the day. Can't remember what tomorrow night holds - I'm sure I'll have something interesting to report on Wednesday!
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