New Shoes

So, I’ve finished week two of the C25K, and I’m going to do a couple of more week two runs before moving onto week three. This is for two reasons: 1) fear and 2) new shoes.

First, the fear. Have you seen the week three run? You have to run for three whole minutes at a time! At a time! So, I’m thinking I need to get a bit more of a comfort level with the whole running thing in general before I start week three. I’m shooting for Sunday for my first week three run.

Second, the shoes. I really needed new shoes. I loved the shoes I was running in, but they’re cross-trainers as opposed to running shoes and they were on the heavy side. They were some sweet-ass Stella McCartney for Adidas all silver leather sneakers (like sneakers you’d wear on a lunar vacation), and they are the coolest shoes ever. So cool, in fact, that Trail Blazers Strength and Conditioning Coach Bobby Medina complimented me on my crazy shoes. And he, like, deals with NBA players on a daily basis who have, you know, shoe contrants and shoes custom designed for them. Anyway… I went to the Adidas warehouse sale (where I got the Stella’s earlier this year) yesterday with the objective of finding some Microbounce+ running shoes, which are the running equivalent of my other shoes. I have really high arches and a high instep, which means that I need a lot of cushion in my heel and arch, otherwise I get symptons similar to plantar fasciatis–which is really painful. It’s actually really tough to find sneakers that have the appropriate amount of support–in the right places–for my messed up feet. I found exactly the shoes I was looking for–in the color I wanted. Interestingly, the only pair they seemed to have was in my size and happened to be in an 8.5 box, rather than a 7.5 box. So, it’s like they were waiting for me. I wore them to run/walk yesterday, and they were so much better, since they were much lighter, but still had all the cushioning of my lunar sneakers. But… Yesterday evening I was dragging. My legs and knees were so tired. Josh informed me that this is the effect of new shoes. They sort of throw you off balance (or, more accurately, correct the off-balanceness of older shoes) and they tend to make you a bit achy as you adjust to the new shoes. So, I’m going to do one or two more runs in my new shoes before I switch to the more intense run. We’ll see how that goes. I just don’t want to set myself up for failure…

In related news, here’s my week two playlist:

1. Chimayo by Will Kimbrough
2. Gold Digger by Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx
3. My Favorite Game by The Cardigans
4. Hard to Handle by Otis Redding
5. Ready to Run by The Dixie Chicks
6. Sexyback by Justin Timberlake (don’t laugh–the CD was a promo copy from a radio station, okay)
7. The Rising by Bruce Springsteen (this video link isn’t the version on my playlist, but that particular video makes me a bit teary)

Yes, my musical taste is hard to categorize…

Also, soon I’m going to write about the recent Presidential election, now that I’ve finally processed the reality that our guy actually won.

~Sarah

~ by moonfamilyband on November 14, 2008.