GET TESTED
If I've said it once I've said it a thousand times, go to a real running store and get your gate analyzed by a professional.
Today #TeamDrunkDiet went for a swift 12 miler at 8:25 pace in the park. At mile 10 a young gentleman was just about to pass me and nearly ran into me.
"Excuse me" he said.
"No problem. You're welcome to join us if you want. 8:25 pace."
"OK great! I actually forgot my watch today."
An avid runner we all had much in common with, we enjoyed the 2 miles we shared with him. It turns out he worked down the street at Jack Rabbits, so after our run we decided to stop in to look into some new shoes. I knew I was over-due, but I didn't realize just how bad it was.
I hopped on the treadmill in the shoes I've been running in and I overpronated like a bastard, which is unlike my typical -fairly neutral gate. (See image below). After trying on a few different pairs of Stability shoes, I asked if I could try on a new pair of the same shoes I was wearing when I walked in. I did so and my overpronation was gone. Therefore, my shoes were so warn out they just couldn't handle any more running. I knew they had quite a few miles on them, but the damn things still look brand new. I kept putting off picking up new ones because, well, we all get busy.
I ended up settling on a pair of medium stability Asics GT-2170′s. This will be my first time running in anything other than a Nimbus and I look forward to it. That doesn't mean that I won't go back to a nice pair of Nimbus' in two months when it comes time for new shoes.
The left foot is neutral. The right foot overpronates, therefore needing a stability shoe to get the foot to run properly. It doesn't mean you're a mutant. It just means you need a different type of shoe.
[NOTE: Both feet will be the same on any given human. This image just made more sense than posting 2 pairs of feet. Then again, the 2 pairs of feet wouldn't need the disclaimer. Dumb-ass.]
I would also like to mention that the staff at Jack Rabbits is hands down the greatest you will ever find. They are really knowledgeable and eager to help out. They're so helpful in fact you will be questioning all the other retail stores you've ever walked into and to what they can attribute their incompetence.
