I went out and bought a brand-spanking-new pair of running shoes again. The old ones were several months old (as in Feb) and I’d said I’d buy another but I haven’t. Yesterday I realized my foot problem was unlikely to get better with shoes that were beaten within an inch of their tread.
Enter $200 bill.
It turns out there are three things that will motivate me to hand over my credit card with minimal complaint.
1) Pants that will make my butt look awesome.
2) Adult beverages (with or without paper umbrella).
3) Shoes, socks and random sticky substances that promise to take care of my foot problem.
I haven’t found the awesome butt pants in a long time so that hasn’t been an issue.
My current diet commitment in prep for the two half marathons prevents me from item #2.
Which apparently gives #3 room to grow and multiply. Remember back in October when I was whimpering about $119.95? Apparently I’ve moved into the $125 bracket thanks to these little gems.
See those little red things at the bottom? They’re supposed to make me bionic. Since I’ve always secretly wanted to be bionic I figured $125 was a good deal.
The sides aren’t too bad either.
Yes, I’m still firmly committed to guys shoes, mostly because I have boat feet. They work for me.
So where did the other $75 come from? I bought blister prevention bandages and a big pack of double socks, both of which I’ll have to blog later because I forgot to take pictures of them.
In the meantime I’d like to announce that I went walking today with the snazzy new shoes and my left foot seemed okay. My right foot also seemed okay. I wish I could go jog to test this miracle further but I have late meetings tonight for work so that’s unlikely.
But I’m pretty excited about the possibilies. And I’m delighted enough at the moment to give the designer of my Saucony runnings shoes (I have NO freaking clue how to pronounce that) a big high five.
Stay tuned!
I love Saucony running shoes and have since HS when I read an article about them that said they worked well for “heavy” runners. I choked down the urge to send the writer of the article a message that said “Bite Me!” for considering any woman over 140 pounds a “heavy” runner. I guess he only considered the anorexic looking gazelles to be “light” runners.
Anyhow…back to the fact that Saucony shoes have always been kindest to my feet…considering the last time I weighed anywhere near 140 was about 20 years ago. They put a little running store next to the gym I go to when I can’t walk outdoors. I let the salesman do his thing and analyze my wear patterns on my old shoes and suggest new ones to try. Lo and behold, he gave me Saucony shoes to try (among other brands…but I figure he read the same article back in the late 1970’s). I love them!
He pronounced them SAWK-uh-nee like I always have.
I’m glad your feet are happy…even if your wallet is empty!
~ Lynn
You need a shoe blessing:
Bless these shoes and all the miles that will be jogged and walked in them. Keep them strong, fast, and pain free.
Amen