Just a general thread about running. How’s your running going? What are you training for? Did you get new shoes? Sporting an injury etc.
I finally found some shoes that don’t hurt my feet! For the first time in my life I’m looking forward to going on more runs, intentionally holding myself back so I don’t get injured from pushing it too soon.
Congrats! What was uncomfortable about previous shoes, and what did you finally settle on?
I work from home so I spend most of my time barefoot. Shoes always felt wrong in some way. Arch support felt like it was in the wrong place, too narrow, or other problems depending on the shoe I tried. Even Altras were just not quite right. I got some Merrell vapor gloves. They’re zero drop and extremely thin (6mm stack height). Because of this, you have to run a little differently than you would in a traditional shoe, mainly just avoiding heel striking and paying more attention to what you’re stepping on.
I’m taking it slow so I don’t end up getting injured, but I still managed seven miles total in the first week with the new shoes.
Sick of being injured. No run today.
I assume you’re still injured but the way you phrased that makes me think of the Roll Safe meme. You can’t get a running injury if you never run!
Running a 35km training run tomorrow in preparation for my first 50k! I struggled with a hamstring injury the first part of the year so I’m glad to be where I’m at now.
That’s sick! Will you also do back to back long runs at some point? How long will your taper be? How much elevation is in your 50k?
Knees get a bit uncomfortable at the 5 mile mark
Had a surgery on my meniscus at the end of June so no running for me for another few months :(
