Hot pink shoes and a foam roller
I spent a lot of time this weekend getting everything in place to start training for the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler.
The most important thing on my list was getting sized for new running shoes. For the past four years, I've been running in Mizuno Wave Inspires and I've had no problems with them. They felt comfortable on my feet, supported and cushioned well and just pretty much rocked.
But the other day on the treadmill, I started wondering if maybe my shoes were tied to my hip problems. I mean after four years it is possible for a running gait to change and I was wondering if maybe I needed a new kind of shoe.
So I headed to my neighborhood running store for the full gait analysis. I walked and jogged up and down the length of the store, while one of the specialists watched me.
Final conclusion: My stride was still the same.
He brought out three pairs of shoes for me to try on: the update Mizuno Wave Inspires, Brooks Adrenalines and a Saucony shoe.
I tried them all on, ran around in them, but in the end still went back with the Mizuno. It was by far still the most comfortable on my foot.
As an added bonus, the new color is a hot pink. I kind of like it.
So now that I'm armed with new shoes and a torture device for my IT bands I'm ready to hit the ground running (wow sorry for the bad pun) with this training plan.
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I run in those exact shoes. They were the most natural feeling shoes (if that makes sense) that I've ever put on. Yippeee for new shoes!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are ready to go!
ReplyDeleteYou're all set! Enjoy your new toys :)
ReplyDeleteI just got new shoes, EXACT same pair I had before, and I'm having terrible shin splints. I wonder if my gait has changed? Hmmm....
ReplyDeleteI love that you got pink shoes for the cherry blossom run. You can also save them for breast cancer runs too, I suppose :)
ReplyDeleteI tend to stick with what I already know. Unless there's a good deal to be had. Cheers to the new gears.
ReplyDeleteYay for splurging on a foam roller! I got one a couple of months ago and now I'm so addicted I can't go a day without it.. it has made such a difference in my running!
ReplyDeletei love the mizu's too. been with wave elixer's for 2 years now.
ReplyDeleteYEAHHH i love my mizuno's!!! I keep going back again and again, I had pink but now have yellow
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the Adrenalines, but have never tried the Mizuno Waves. However, Runners' World did a comparison of similar shoes and I made this list of ones that were supposed to be like the Adrenalines:
ReplyDeleteAdidas Supernova Sequence
Mizuno Wave Inspire
New Balance 769
Nike Structure Triax 12
Saucony ProGrid Omni 7 Moderate
By kind of like it, I hope you mean LOVE the hot pink...(at least I do!) What running store do you go to? I have had SUCH bad luck with finding my shoes in the DC area. I ended up buying a new pair in Washington state last week.
ReplyDeleteI have a pair of fully hot pink racers and I swear they make me faster! :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, I finally bought a foam roller a couple months ago and I cannot believe I lived without it for so long!!
IT issues are fairly common, so your solution would have to be out there somewhere! Most likely it is imbalances and form. You are on the right track with the foam roller, and PINK definitely helps :-)
ReplyDeleteThe shoes are cute!
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