New Shoes
Poser August 30th, 2008
So I broke down and bought new shoes. I’m hoping this aides in the aches in my calves and lower legs that I have been having. My previous shoes were Saucony, and my new shoes are still Saucony, only a newer version. I went and about the Saucony Progrid Triumph 5’s, old ones were the 4’s, and I guess they changed the design slightly. Something with a more rigid bottom, and something with something else, I forget. Either way, I took a short run in the Fleet Feet Chico store, and they were light, and felt good. I also took a look at the Asics Gel Nimbus 10, but didnt like the weight of those. They were good shoes, but not for me, even though I had the Numbus 9 as my first running shoes, though I got the wrong size and almost tweaked my knees bad. Additionally, I got size 11.5 shoes, which is a full size larger instead of going with .5 size at 11. I think with the heat up here recently in Chico, my feet might be swelling more than they used too, so its making some of my toes, um, weird. Meaning, one slightly black toenail (ewwww) and a some blisters. I guess we’ll see how this works out. I’ll workthe new shoes into my running program within the next week, as I have a long run coming up, and should probably not take the new shoes on a test drive with an 11+ mile trot. The following week though, we’ll see about using the 5’s for my 13+ miler.
Oh, and I love love LOVE my new street shoes. Onitsuka Tiger by Asics, Mexico 66. I’ve gotten nothing but compliments on my shoes, and they are so damn comfy. I have to thank Duy for the suggestion of buying Asics shoes, though I dont know if these type were what she was referring too. Either way, she planted the seed in my head to look at Asics, and I did, and yah, thanks. 