So what exactly is a Kayano??
Shopping
Right - time to spend the shoe voucher - and off to Sweat Shop in Teddington with Vrap in tow. What a wonderful load of wares to investigate! We decided to pop into a nearby coffee shop first, and sat next to a woman who had presumably just visited the above sales emporium, and was reading an FLM mag excitedly, and her bored hubby/partner, who was doing a crossword. He seemed unimpressed by her constant questions.
Woman: I wonder if I'll be on the elite start with Paula?
Man: Only if they've made an administrative error. Now help me with 13 across.
Anyhow - coffee finished, we headed for Sweat Shop.
They got me doing a variety of squats, balances etc, and agreed that my pre-ordered selection of 2110s and Kayanos were a good starting point, although did question whether the Kayanos were unnecessarily strong (motion control). I did a run in the 2110s, and the girl seemed to approve, but got her (more experienced) colleague to have a look, who said I was rolling in with a strange "flick" on my left foot. So it was onto the Kayanos, which worked a treat. Once again, they were like wearing slippers! I did also try the Kenseis, but didn't really like them - not sure that UV-proof uppers will really prevent overheated feet!
So - with the voucher, £30 for the Kayanos, and questions about how I knew Annajo! I replied that it was via the RW forums, and wondered whether to vconfess to my alter-ego of XFR Bear. I decided against it - even though the fantasty of half the shop nodding in recognition was rather tempting!
The Trial Run
Trial run at the gym - five minutes on the tready - and all seemed okay, although I did get a bit of a knee twinge and ache at the front of the foot - although then again that's been happening even before the injury/niggle I've had for the last year. I also didn't stick the heel raise in, which perhaps was an issue.
I guess tonight I do a longer run - tempting to do fifteen mins on the tready, but then again I hate tready running - it does seem to stress my feet a lot more. The only thing stopping me going for an outdoor run is the thought that if the shoes aren't right then I can't take them back. Then again, I'm fairly confident that they are. Hard to tell - I may still have leg problems that won't be corrected by any shoes - who knows!
Ironman is looking very unlikely now - time to pull out officially I think
Woman: I wonder if I'll be on the elite start with Paula?
Man: Only if they've made an administrative error. Now help me with 13 across.
Anyhow - coffee finished, we headed for Sweat Shop.
They got me doing a variety of squats, balances etc, and agreed that my pre-ordered selection of 2110s and Kayanos were a good starting point, although did question whether the Kayanos were unnecessarily strong (motion control). I did a run in the 2110s, and the girl seemed to approve, but got her (more experienced) colleague to have a look, who said I was rolling in with a strange "flick" on my left foot. So it was onto the Kayanos, which worked a treat. Once again, they were like wearing slippers! I did also try the Kenseis, but didn't really like them - not sure that UV-proof uppers will really prevent overheated feet!
So - with the voucher, £30 for the Kayanos, and questions about how I knew Annajo! I replied that it was via the RW forums, and wondered whether to vconfess to my alter-ego of XFR Bear. I decided against it - even though the fantasty of half the shop nodding in recognition was rather tempting!
The Trial Run
Trial run at the gym - five minutes on the tready - and all seemed okay, although I did get a bit of a knee twinge and ache at the front of the foot - although then again that's been happening even before the injury/niggle I've had for the last year. I also didn't stick the heel raise in, which perhaps was an issue.
I guess tonight I do a longer run - tempting to do fifteen mins on the tready, but then again I hate tready running - it does seem to stress my feet a lot more. The only thing stopping me going for an outdoor run is the thought that if the shoes aren't right then I can't take them back. Then again, I'm fairly confident that they are. Hard to tell - I may still have leg problems that won't be corrected by any shoes - who knows!
Ironman is looking very unlikely now - time to pull out officially I think
posted by XFR Bear @ 2:08 pm
10 Comments:
do the right thing Bear ... pull out now rather than holding onto the dream longer and possibly getting hurt.
Now what about FLM?
Dunno Pix - tempted to do it for the atmos!
In many ways not a lot of incentive to keep going - done it three times before so not sure I'll keep going for the fourth medal.
We'll see how the Kayanos go - if I can get to 16 feeling okay then willl be worth it - if I'm struggling from ten then it could be painful! I can't defer a second time :os
that's why I did it last year! Couldn't defer and wanted the fun! But then I didn't have an previous medals
Beary, perhaps we have done about the same amount of FLM 'training'? What would be your target time in such a circumstance? We could 'run' together, take a picnic and make a day out of it :o))
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The deleted post was a duplicate of the first one. Goodness only knows how it happened.....
ooo WUmbly - sounds fun!
Gym Freaky has said she'd like to run with me too - we could make a right party of it :oD
thats a pity bear
Hmmmm running with GF..... have you ever tried keeping up with her? I have to send L out with her :-)
It was her idea Wumbly - I thought it was daft meself!
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