I have been using my old Nike shoes while doing The Shred. I don't even know if they were made for running, all I know is that a few years ago I liked them, found them at Ross and bought them. This has to be more than 5 years ago. I don't do much running, but I have had them for a while and they do run a little tight. I didn't think anything bad of it. They were my only shoes that looked "athletic".
So I decided to hunt for some new shoes. So I did a lot of research on zappos.com and just some basic google searching. I already knew that I was flat flooted. I went to a podiatrist a few years ago and had custom shoe orthotic inserts made. I do pretty good about wearing them most of the year - except for summer. I love flip flops. I love how easy it is to just slip them on and go. The only problem is that these are a killer to my feet. Flips flops typically have no arch support, especially the inexpensive Old Navy ones. OK I'm getting off the subject...So from my research I determined I needed to look for keywords such as "motion control" and "stability".
I happen to have a New Balance outlet by me, so this was perfect because the list I had in my favorites on zappos were all New Balance shoes. I wrote down my favorite styles and decided to check them out. I was able to find about 3 of the styles I originally wanted. One of them was completely ugly, but there were a few other ones in the store that I liked. I decided to ask a sales associate what she recommended for flat footed peeps like me. The shoes she recommended to me weren't as cute, but all I kept thinking was that I'm not planning to wear these out, this is for my health and safety to make sure I didn't injure myself and to ease the pain in my knee and shins.
So I ended up walking out of the store with these:
New Balance WR817
They don't look so bad in the photo, but trust me, they aren't so cute, but not super ugly either. I got a good deal. On the zappos.com website, they list for $99.95, I got them at the amazing deal of $49.95! Sweet!
After running around town and hanging out with my son and also buying him a pair of new shoes, I rushed home and did The Shred. I don't know if it was psychological, but my left knee and shin felt better. I didn't feel so much shock and pressure. I quickly had to take them off and hop in the shower to pick up my son from school. OUCH! I definitely think there is something going on with my leg/foot. It was just in pain and difficult for me to bend/walk. I managed to get around, but slowly.
I think this is a sign that I need to give up flip flops for a few days - maybe forever? And also give the podiatrist another visit and see if there is something major going on that needs further inspection/treatment. This doc was recommended to me by my mom. She had surgery 4 years ago for removing a bunion on her right foot. I noticed that I too was developing a bunion, thus the reason for getting the orthotics in hopes to avoid surgery. I just called too late today to schedule an appointment was already closed.
Overall, today's Shred was pretty good thanks to the comfort of my new shoes. I'm able to endure through the 20 minutes longer. I'm a lot happier with level 2 as each day passes by because I know I did better.
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