Mama Has A New Pair of Shoes

Just a little update that I went ahead and purchased the shoes I mentioned below yesterday after work. Wore them around the house for a bit and my feet/knees are happy. Tonight will be the true test when I actually run in them.

Also went to the Super Sports Store last night that was having the "Stride Analysis" clinic and spoke with one of the PT's there. I showed her the shoes I bought from the other store (didn't take them with me, but they had the same exact ones there) and she said that they *might* be too *cushy* for me...and I may decide I want something with a bit more *stability*.

She had one of the Shoe guys show me some other options, that of course were about 2x as much as I paid for mine, but whatever. I tried them on and really didn't notice much of a difference...I'm sure I wouldn't really notice until I started running. There was a pair that I considered getting but, of course, they didn't have my size.

So the plan is to stick with the original ones I bought and see how it goes. If I have to upgrade to a 'better' pair, then I will.

She also suggested that I alternate shoes as well. Wear the new ones one night, and my old ones the next. Not sure why...

She really didn't have much to say about my knees. Basically what she said in not so many words is that that is normal for people who decide to get off their butts and do something. :)

We'll see if it gets better.

Week 3, Day 1.....AGAIN!

Are you confused? Good..me too! :)

After Saturday's run, I decide to take Sunday off to give my knees another break (which was supposed to be the start of Week 4 for us) Mandy and Lisa went ahead and ran Day 1 of Week 4.

This is (was?) the plan for the Week 4:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes)
Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

The 5 minute run combined with the 100 degree weather proved to me a bit too much to handle . They reported back to me and let me know that it was much harder this week then in the past and they found themselves really pushing to run the entire 5 minutes and ended up walking alot longer in between runs then they were supposed to.

I give them props though..because the 3 minutes is hard for me, and even worse when my knees decide to give out half way through the run. :(

We came to the consensous that maybe we'd ease into Week 4 next week, and repeat Week 3 again. They felt like that was pretty much what they ended up running/walking anyway.

So, that's the plan!

Tuesday Night we ran (my day 1, their day 2) of Week 3 again. Thank goodness it rained and cooled down to around 80 degrees, otherwise we were seriously considering just taking turns running on the treadmill at Lisa's after their experience on Sunday night.

I'm telling you, I think this weather has had a really negative impact on my running.

Not that I was much of a runner to begin with, but it's really freaking my legs/knees out!!

It's hard to explain, but I have pain in my knees that is making it uncomfortable to run, but my biggest problem is that I feel like my legs do not/can not move when I run. Like they are stiffing up in protest and are unable to bend. But it's not really 'cramping' feeling...just like they don't work...like they are refusing to work.

And it's starting to really piss me off.

And it's starting to become very frustrating for me.

I'm not too tired to run...at least I don't feel tired...maybe a bit 'winded' but I feel like I can keep running, but my legs are like cement and I cannot pick them up off the ground.

Why? :(

Tonight there is a clinic at one of the local Super Sports Stores (say that 10 times fast!) here in town. There are going to be PT's there from the Orthopedic Hospital doing stride analysis' for people and fitting them for proper running shoes. I'm planning on attending that. Hopefully they can help.

On a side note, the running shoes I posted about yesterday are on sale today AND I have another $10 off coupon for the store they are at (BONUS!)...so I'm thinking of maybe running (no pun intended) out and getting them after work and then taking them with me tonight to the Super Sports Store to see if they are a good fit for me.

I'm sure the Super Sports Store would like for me to buy a $100 pair of shoes from them...but it ain't gonna happen...Unless they are SUPER CUTE....Unless I win the lottery.

I'll report back on what they tell me.

Hopefully I'll be ready for Week 3, Day 2 (again) tomorrow.

Running Shoes

I'm thinking about investing in a new pair of running shoes..

Not sure if that will solve all of the knee pain issues, but it shouldn't make them any worse.

Right?

I'm thinking of giving these a try.

They are fairly inexpensive..and I'm not sure if I really want to spend $$$ on a pair of shoes...so I think these should work okay.

Aren't Asics supposed to be pretty decent running shoes?

I just really like the colors.

And they look cute on my feet.

This post is probably more suited for my other blog. :)