http://community.active.com/blogs/Belle_Wants_to_Get_Active Belle is a little active but she wants to get more active. Follow her through videos and blogs as she works with help from Active Expert Gale Bernhardt to prepare for the wildflower triathlon next May. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:24:01 GMT Jive SBS 3.0.8 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2008-04-04T01:24:01Z http://community.active.com/blogs/Belle_Wants_to_Get_Active/2008/04/03/new-shoes-make-a-world-of-difference <!-- [DocumentBodyStart:2091d8e4-2ba4-4d46-8c53-b5dbd789858c] --><div class='jive-rendered-content'><p>I finally went to Road Runner in San Diego and had them look at my stride. I kind of expected a big to do but this is all that happened: </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>First they took imprints of my foot strike on both sides </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-7617-3843/footprints.jpg"><img height="164" src="http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-7617-3843/300-164/footprints.jpg" width="300"/></a>&nbsp; </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>Then they taped me running on the treadmill</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-7617-3844/stride.jpg"><img height="225" src="http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-7617-3844/300-225/stride.jpg" width="300"/></a>&nbsp; </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>They scribbled notes on a sheet of paper, then told me I have a neutral stride.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>According to the Road Runner pamphlet titled <em>Feel Great in Your Shoe Fit,</em> neutral means my feet "tend to be rigid, have high arches, and roll inward or outward minimally." </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>It was kind of anticlimactic but my runs since have been nothing short of glorious. I am feeling good so I don't have to deal with the super heavy, I-don't-think-I-can-run-anymore-than-20-feet feeling that comes when I haven't run in a while.&nbsp; I especially enjoyed my long run last weekend. I took it slow, ran down along the ocean and felt really good. I am looking forward to slipping back into my new Saucony Triumph 5s!</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-7617-3845/Saucony.jpg"><img height="166" src="http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-7617-3845/300-166/Saucony.jpg" width="300"/></a></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>I did learn that I was wearing a half size too small. Apparently your toes are not supposed to hit the front of the shoe at all when you run. (My toes were hitting the front of my old shoes when going down hills)</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:2091d8e4-2ba4-4d46-8c53-b5dbd789858c] --> training running triathlon run triathlon_training tr Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:35:33 GMT Active Belle http://community.active.com/blogs/Belle_Wants_to_Get_Active/2008/04/03/new-shoes-make-a-world-of-difference 2008-04-04T01:35:33Z 1 year, 7 months ago 1 0 http://community.active.com/blogs/Belle_Wants_to_Get_Active/comment/new-shoes-make-a-world-of-difference http://community.active.com/blogs/Belle_Wants_to_Get_Active/feeds/comments?blogPost=7617