"It was one of those March nights when winter seems to regain its sway, and flings its last snows and storms with malignant desperation." Tolstoy's
War and Peace.
Throughout all my runs this week, I kept thinking of this quotation. It perfectly describes the kind of week Illinois had. Okay, so it didn't snow. But it did rain a bit. And it was
friggin cold!
For my Wednesday lunch break run,
Weather.com said the temperature was 29, feels like 14. Throughout the run I kept telling myself that it would be the last time for a while that I would run in the cold. Then Thursday came and it wasn't much better. I ran with C and we
still had to bundle up, and our breaths
still produced little clouds.
But next week should be in the 50s and I am ready for that!
In other news, I need new shoes.
Today we went to a local running store in St. Charles called
Dick Ponds. I thought that they would throw me on a treadmill to see how I run but the guy just looked at my running shoes and looked at how I stand on one foot (or tried to stand on one foot).
Surprisingly, I was satisfied with his analysis.
It was like he read my future (good 1/2 marathon time?) by the way I stood. He told me about the problem with my current running shoes; it turns out that they are too flexible for the way I run. Turns out, I have low arches so I need shoes with more support. And my knee pain is probably caused by the poor arch support of my old shoes.
I tried on about 5 different shoes. I won't list every pair but I will give you a brief overview.
I tried on a pair of
Nikes that felt like there was a metal bar on my arches. A pair of Brooks felt like there were clamps on my heels.
The
Sauconys felt perfect. According to coach C,
Sauconys are great running shoes. But, I gawked at the price. They were $93! To some, that is pennies. But to me......"what?!!"
I know that the next pair of running shoes will be my close buddy for the next year. We will run through rain, heat, wind, dog poo, mud, snow, everything. But $93 is a lot to spend on something that I will discard in a few years.
Yet, a part of me really feels that it would be a good investment.
Either way, I know I have to shop around before I buy. C and I went to the
Naperville Running Company to comparison shop. As expected, the shoes were more expensive in
Naperville.
Naperville is just too expensive for its own good!!
I also shopped online and found my shoe for only about 5 dollars cheaper. Once S&H is added, it's gonna cost more. So I will probably get my shoes from Dick's.
Ladies and gents, my next running shoe!
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The Women's
Saucony ProGrid Omni 7 Ultimate
Its well-ventilated and has good arch support. Knee pain, goodbye!