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posted: 5/7/2008 at 1:59 PM |
 Yes, it was the shoes!
Many thanks to all who helped me on the original thread--I'd gone from running about 6 miles daily w/weekend long runs of 8-10 miles to suddenly not being able to run even 1 mile. After some miserable run-walks, with the walk portions gradually becoming longer, I finally realized that all of these were after I'd purchased new shoes. I could hardly believe this could be the cause of such bad runs, but this is it!
I tried them on the treadmill first, and while I could do an easy mile on the 'mill on the new shoes, the old shoes, while worn, definitely felt better. Then I did a lap with one of each shoe and I couldn't believe how much heavier the Adidas felt. Today I took the theory on the road by running in my old Nikes, and though they feel flat and are probably ready for retirement, I got a good 5 miler in and felt like my old self. It was the friggin' shoes!
Thanks so much, fellow runners, for all the helpful advice. If anyone needs a pair of perfectly good Adidas Supernovas, women's 8.5, with very few miles on 'em . . . |
But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. (Is. 40:31)
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