mileage increase and the importance of the right shoes

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