Good News and Bad News
The good news: I had a new best time today, by over 30 seconds. 35:49. Sweet!The bad news: When I got done my right ankle was bloody and raw. I didn't realize it while I was running, it was just a little uncomfortable, but when I stopped I saw that it was all bloody. This sucks, because a week ago I got new running shoes from a real live running place where they watch you run on a treadmill and blah blah blah. So I got the shoes that they recommended, and they made my whole leg all the way up to my hip hurt. I took them back after 3 runs and told I was being "over-corrected" and so I got different, less correcty (totally the profesh term) ones. Today was the second time I wore the less correcty ones, and my ankle (and sock and shoe) are all bloody and gross. So what the hell? Do I take them back? Do I wear my old shoes until it heals and then give it another try?
posted by Ami @ Monday, May 12, 2008
8 Comments:
If the shoes are just CHAFING, then that might go away as they stretch out with wear. Definitely use bandaids or tape or something so you don't bleed though!
If the shoes make anything ELSE hurt, I would try downgrading to "no correcty" shoes, aka "cushioning" shoes made for people who don't pronate or underpronate at all. Like Saucony Grid 4 Trigons (I wear these) or Nike Pegasus.
There's a school of running thought(BORING) that says you should never try to alter your stride through shoe correction, no matter what. That's been my experience. I pronate but have never had good luck with correcting shoes. I always end up back with plain old cushioning shoes.
Hi, this is LONG! JESUS!
Oh, I so appreciate your input. I do love these shoes, aside from the "chafing", which I guess is what it is. I got some really good band aids for blisters and some "moleskin" last night, so we'll see if that helps.
Oh, no! You are the new Curt Schilling! I know nothing about running, though, so I'm not going to say anything that would take away from what Tessie the Running Expert says up there.
LOL, who is Curt Shilling and why am I the new him? Hopefully he did something fabulous. :)
On October 19, 2004 Schilling won Game 6 of the 2004 American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees. Notably, he won this game playing on an injured ankle - the same injuries that contributed to his disastrous outing in Game 1 of the ALCS. These injuries were so acute that by the end of his performance that day his white sock was soaked with blood.
Read the full text next time! :)
Oooooh! Right, excellent! I'm so hardcore.
I hate shoes. All shoes but flip flops. Every kind of shoe eats my feet. I swear.
But none of this helps you. I would try to stretch just the edge of the shoe out a bit (How? I don't know.) and see if that helps. If it doesn't, I'd call the store and see how they feel about taking back a bloody shoe. All they can say is yes or no, right?
Good luck.
They will take them back, the store is really great. But I love them! I don't want to take them back! I'm with you on the flip flops. Kind of funny that neither of us lives somewhere where we can wear flip flops all year round, huh?
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