THere is the slightest of knee pain occasionally, but I ran 8 1/2 miles this Sat without a prob (was going to do 9, but ran out of time because I woke up late). The last time I was up this high I had two knee braces on, because I was in the WRONG shoes. Now, let me start off by saying a running store did put me in these shoes, but did not do a great analysis. They had me in stability shoes when I should have been in Neutral Cushioning shoes. SO really make sure if you get an analysis at a running store that you get a recommendation from another happy customer. I ended up in physical therapy for my knees because of these shoes.
THere is a test you can do on your own called the Paper Bag Test. There is a great link to an article about finding the right shoes here: http://www.best-running-tips.com/running-shoes.html
Monday, September 29, 2008
My new fave running store!
So, if you live in the Monmouth County NJ area, Road Runner Sports is in Shrewsbury and is so great! They have a wonderful, user friendly website also:
http://www.roadrunnersports.com/
where you can look for a location near you. They have a high tech way of finding the right shoe for you. Also, if you join their VIP program for $20, you get 10% off every purchase, unconditional TWO MONTH return policy on shoes, and every 5 pairs of shoes bought in a year gets you a free pair (up to $100)! I also saved another 10% because I belong to a local gym. So in my first visit the amt I saved paid for the membership. And I did have to take the shoes back and it was no problem. Oh, and the 5 shoes thing applies to shoes for family as well (because I will never go through 5 shoes in a year, but my husband and I will).
I joined the VIP for the two month return policy alone. Over the years there were plenty of times that after a few weeks even a month I realized I didnt like my shoes, but usually after about a week and/or once you wore shoes outside you cannot return them. So this was a bonus for me.
So check out this place, they are really great!
http://www.roadrunnersports.com/
where you can look for a location near you. They have a high tech way of finding the right shoe for you. Also, if you join their VIP program for $20, you get 10% off every purchase, unconditional TWO MONTH return policy on shoes, and every 5 pairs of shoes bought in a year gets you a free pair (up to $100)! I also saved another 10% because I belong to a local gym. So in my first visit the amt I saved paid for the membership. And I did have to take the shoes back and it was no problem. Oh, and the 5 shoes thing applies to shoes for family as well (because I will never go through 5 shoes in a year, but my husband and I will).
I joined the VIP for the two month return policy alone. Over the years there were plenty of times that after a few weeks even a month I realized I didnt like my shoes, but usually after about a week and/or once you wore shoes outside you cannot return them. So this was a bonus for me.
So check out this place, they are really great!
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