could it be the shoes ?
i skipped my run yesterday because i overslept. so i ran this morning. last time i ran i used my old aasics which have a lot of cushioning. today i decided to try running in my mizunos – the shoes my physical therapist recommended and the same ones i used the day i originally fractured my foot. although the mizunos are better for my unstable ankles and pronation, they provide very little support/cushion which is bad because i have very high arches.
i felt no pain on monday. i was happy but felt is was “too good to be true.” maybe i jinxed myself because today i felt a lot of discomfort after the first mile. it wasn’t excruciating pain, but enough to worry me. i felt better after i had completely warmed up but the pain came back after i cooled down. climbing the stairs to my office was painful and it hurts to walk.
yes. i am scared. i feared not being able to run again. maybe this is all psychological, but i prefer to blame the mizunos. i had a theory that it was the mizuno’s lack of support that led to my fracture in the first place. that is why i wanted to try running in them again. alright, i am convinced ! i will run in my old aasics one more time this saturday and then go straight to running wild for a new pair of aasics. mizunos are great shoes, but they don’t seem to be right for me.
