For anyone who wants to run I am posting my lessons learned:
I highly recommend the new ipod shuffle. You barely know you are wearing anything. When you go from a cd player to this, it's like heaven.
Wide toebox. Or your toenails will turn black from the constant banging. Keep your nails short. Shoes are so important. Replace them every 6 months. If you are logging major miles don't wait that long. Personally, I don't like Nike shox, I tried them and the shox hurt my heel.
Reflectors (if you are going to run at night or early morning)
Anything made by Under Armor.
Roll your foot when running. Remember heel to toe. If you run on your toes you could end up with a stress fracture and physical therapy which trust me, isn't fun.
sweet
i haev the nike .. rox i think? not shox.. something else but also has the heel stuff just smaller, and i love them
and they are pretty wide in the toes which is nice
the ipod has revolutionized my workouts in general
rammstein while lifting
britney spears Toxic while running
haha
I love my Brooks running sneaks. They have a really high arch, so they're literally the only shoe I feel complete foot support in. They're super light and have retained a decent non-gym bag smell for the past year or so.
I have never tried Brooks. I am very picky about my running shoes-ever since I got that stress fracture. My Orthopedist told me if I break it again because I have to stop running for good. So I am the nerd in the shoe store lightly jogging to test out shoes.
Just the other day the shoe guy at Dicks Sporting Goods told me I was beyond helping. I didn't see why he had to be mean about it. I openly admitted to being difficult.
Hahaha - There's a little specialty running store where I get my stuff. The sales guys are super nice (and very cute!) and knowledgeable. Did you get a stress fracture in your foot? I was actually debating starting to use a knee brace because after I run, I feel a lot of pressure on my left knee (why more than my right, I have no idea, I think I'm lobsided (sp?)). Have you ever used a brace?
Brooks are perfect for me, but my husband says they don't fit his feet well at all. I think it's different with every person.
Yes, the break was in my foot. I had to get inserts for my shoes and had these metatarsal bars glued to the soles of my running shoes as well-they made me walk like Quasimodo. I have to try on every shoe b/c of my foot. Some sales ppl get annoyed by that. There is a good running store close to Belmar that I go to sometimes but those guys are hardcore runners and make me feel inadequate.