I know that sneakers have an expiration date, but I was in
denial due to the cost of shoes. (Not only am I on a budget but kind of a
cheapskate… product of being on a budget.) I can’t be too disappointed my
current New Balance (that I picked up for cheap at the New Balance Outlet in
Lawrence MA) gave me over 600 miles.
Probably way more, I record the amount of time I spend running on them
but have no idea how much walking I have done in them. So when all is said and done, I have really
pushed them to the extreme.
I shouldn’t have been shocked when my feet started showing
signs of plantar fasciits again. I ran
into this problem before when I didn’t want to part with the previous kicks.
Pattern, yes… did I register the connection that getting new sneaks solved the
problem last time, of course not. I was
just going to make them last until my budget allowed for a new pair. BIG MISTAKE!!
I decided that going for a run after my foot already hurt
was a great idea… why would I want to mess with my training schedule??? Well now I am benched for a week… really not
in the mood to aggravate the tendons in my foot more than I have. I have been stretching and making sure not to
walk barefoot. I have been icing every night, so far so much better.
I am not completely out of the game; it might even be a
blessing that I have to find new ways of exercising without putting too much
pressure on my feet.
In Wednesday’s post I said there would be cross training
(turns out if I publish things to the interwebs, even if no one is reading… it
keeps me accountable) So there was cross training, I hit the stationary bike at
my gym! 25 minutes of cycling,
stretching and weights. Alright so I didn’t
go full out on the bike, but I still felt it. My cross training most definitely
lacks pizazz, I will work on that. There seems to be a consensus that the running
or bust theory isn’t the way to improve said running.
This morning I did some Pilates. There are things that can be done when your
feet are impaired. I was actually going
to take today off from working out. Not
that Pilates really took a lot out of me, but I will feel it tomorrow. Running needs core strength, right!
So where does my mom fit into the equation?
Hello early birthday present! My new sneakers are in the works. She bought me a gift card to Marathon Sports!!
(Happy chair dancing!!) I would insert a
‘selfie’ of me with a huge smile, but no one wants to see that!
There is a slight hiccup in the plan since we live on
different coasts, and they didn’t give her an option to drop ship (I happen to
know a thing or two about shipping logistics). So it will go to her and then
she will send it back to me. My foot is
on the mend anyway… so what is the rush? I am going to hit up Target and get
some insoles in the meantime… (I have
the hardest time thinking or saying Target without some sort of French accent,
if that is even how a French person would say it)
I am super excited for them to do the whole foot/running
analysis. (I have heard horror stories
about peoples’ feet getting more messed up by analysis, but I trust these
people.) There are rave reviews and I like
the idea of having a shoe almost prescribed rather than just kind of guessing… And don’t get me started on all the times I just
bought a sneaker because I liked the look of it! Hoping I don’t walk out of
there with ‘grandma’ shoes, which is in all the reviews.
I will keep you posted on my experience whenever it happens.
I will leave you with a picture from my after my run on Monday night.
kind of small.. but it was nice!
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