New shoes and Underpronation

So I went to FleetFeet in Brookfield because I knew they carried Brooks among other shoes and I wanted to get an actual fitting….and in doing so I discovered two things. In running shoes….I wear an 8.5…now mind you..I’ve been wearing size 8’s since I started running…but this broad..who knew her stuff *I’ll get to that later*…told me no…I measured a bit over an 8…and that I should be wearing an 8.5. The other thing I learned…is that I don’t like New Balance shoes….the pair I tried on looked like R2D2 from starwars and felt like crap.

Now how do I know she knew her stuff? Let me start with the fact that I’m in a small group of runners that ‘underpronate’ as opposed to the usual ‘overpronaters’.
Roughly 3% of runners underpronate..and leave it to me to be one of them. I knew this a long time ago…but the fact that this broad could pick that up before I ran two feet from her really said something…she knew what she was looking for. But this means I need a neutral shoe with plenty of cushion. I liked this chic..and I would really have liked to give her a sale…but….they didn’t have anything that I feel in love with.


So what did I end up with? The exact same ASICS that I bought last time…just the newer version…from the exact same dude that sold me my last 3 pairs. But I’m hoping between going up a half size…and the fact that I bought the extended thingy that replaces the shoes for up to a year for ANY reason….these will not wear in the toe….and I will stay happily an ASICS girl.


Now I have to wait till Tuesday to try them out…..figures.


And last but not least…I met with Jules and another friend Amy at Lake Andrea this morning. Jule has been out of commission for a number of weeks but was ready to get back at it…and Amy wants to learn to run. Again I went about 20 minutes before them so I could get in a few miles before they got there. Both of them did awesome…and are raring to go. They are both planning on doing the 5K in April at the same lake…..they have like 8 weeks so they could totally run the whole thing by then. Good stuff.