Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Soft Shoe Shuffle
Running Diary – 7
The shoes issue takes another turn, and
again it’s my own inability to take advice I readily churn out the causes my
downfall – hoist by my own petard you might say.
Not being sure if my new shoes would arrive
in time (yes, the new shoes you should never wear for the first time in a race)
I decided on a plan C for a way round the stinky worn out shoe problem. There, at the back of the cupboard sat a pair
of rather expensive ASICS Gel Kayano, which on inspection, looked hardly run
in. “Aha” I though, problem solved, and
promptly headed down to the gym with them.
Of course, the second I got on the running
machine with them, I remembered why they were consigned to corners only dust
and money spiders normally inhabit. Despite
looks, the support in the shoes was totally worn out, and not that evenly
between the shoes either. As I hit my
stride, it felt like running on concrete in those black Woolworth’s plimsolls
we all used to sport as kids – just with one having a inch more tread than the
other (I’m assuming one of the air insoles has gone). With a few minutes on the running machine I
have a shooting pain in my right knee and a dull ache in the lower left side of
may back, worsening with every stride.
Bollocks.
It’s no use and I had to stop, but the
damage was already done...
The pain in my right knee will be a showstopper
if it doesn’t abate, and the back is a real bugger too. I can’t believe having chastised others for
training when they shouldn’t that it could come down to ME not being able to
run on the day.
Plan D anyone?
# posted by Bucko! @ 11:27 AM 
