I wish I
knew of a good way to tell when my shoes are wearing out. It was a week of my feet hurting after work
outs, socks coming out of the shoes filthy, and blistering that didn’t abate
before I came to terms with the fact that my Saucony’s were rotting on my
feet. It was time to put them to rest
and head to Bob Roncker’s Running Spot.
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| Poor Saucony's, barely had the start of a life! (2014-2014) |
Fitted
into a pair of New Balance’s I love, I feel returned to form. There’s nothing like a new pair of shoes—with
their fresh smell, perfect cushioning, and grippy tread—and I relish the
feeling while I can. Because with my
weight and the amount of exercising I’m doing, they take surprisingly little
time to wear out. I’ve already sent
three pairs of running shoes to the trash heap! (Four, if you count the pair I
started the year in.)
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| The dearly departed: HOKA BONDI 2 (2014-2014), Adidas Supernova Glide 5 (2014-2014) |
In
addition to my New Balance’s, which are my all-around shoe, I have a pair of
Mizuno’s I alternate in. I use a pair of
exceptionally supportive Nike’s just for roadwork, walking and running. After trying to play tennis in a pair of
super-cushioned HOKA’s and miraculously failing to twist an ankle, Joseph took
me down the road to the fantastic Midwest Sports outlet, where I got a proper
pair of Adidas tennis shoes.
The
difference in using a shoe for its intended form is night and day and got me to
wonder. Why not a cross training shoe
for group training, with its lateral movements for which a running shoe isn’t
designed. Maybe I could use my tennis
shoes but, knowing my shoes aren’t going to last even close to forever, shouldn’t
I save them for tennis? And then what should
I to wear for cycling when none of the above share the attributes of a biking
shoe…
My shoe
budget has replaced a substantial fast food budget and I’m infinitely healthier for it!
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| Ooh! New Shoes!!! (2014-???) ???=2014 |
