"Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before." - Mae West
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From mike mcclellan on Thu, Dec 03, 2009 at 21:58:57 from 75.120.5.88
What kind of shoes do you have that have a 1000 miles on them? I tried to get 500 out of mine and still are paying for it.(Heel pain)It is painful until I get warmed up.This has been going on for 6 months now.
From Nevels on Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 02:23:10 from 75.143.70.34
I'm using a pair of Asics Cumulus 11's. There's nothing really special about the shoes (I've run in every version of the Cumulus since Cumulus 2), but they start out with quite a bit of cushioning. I've been wearing them down since the middle of the summer.
I think the trick is that I don't really heel-strike much. I land on my midfoot or forefoot and roll inward, using the joints in my feet and legs as shock absorbers rather than the cushioning in the shoe. It works pretty well, but I am thinking that it's about time to get a new pair (generally I try to get a new pair every 500-700 miles; I'm just too broke to buy a pair of shoes right now).
What kind of shoes are you in that are still giving you heel pain?
From Brent on Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 11:26:11 from 76.8.201.223
Nevels - choosing evils? Good for running, run new routes, they may turn out evil, never know until the feet until you hit the road less traveled.
Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out
From Nevels on Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 11:27:38 from 131.204.15.93
Brent, my thoughts, exactly.
From mike mcclellan on Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 11:35:13 from 75.120.5.88
Rebok Verona's. I dont think that it is the shoes,I dont think that I ever healed.When I get up in the morning I hobble around for a few steps and then it feels better.With all your miles do you have any pain?
From Nevels on Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 11:43:44 from 131.204.15.93
It might be a nagging injury, and it might just be morning stiffness; it always takes me a few steps every morning to get unstiff (heck, it takes me a few steps to get unstiff after sitting down for an hour or so...)
As far as other pains, I am beginning to get the twinges of some old plantar faciitis, which generally indicates that I need some new shoes, so for the last couple of runs, I've been using a pair of Under Armor shoes I got as a wear tester for Runner's World. Joints generally don't bother me (with the exception of stiff ankles in the morning, as mentioned above)
All in all, I seem to have better and more pain-free joints than the vast majority of my friends (young and old) who tell me how bad I am screwing up my knees by running like I do. I love irony.
From mike mcclellan on Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 11:49:57 from 75.120.5.88
If anything my knees and joints feel stronger than yhey did 3 years ago.Opinions vary I guess.
From Nevels on Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 11:57:33 from 131.204.15.93
Apparently we runners have identified the great myth that running messes up your knees. Many of the people that claim that they can't run because of their knees (even at my age) are the ones that have never tried it for any appreciable amount of time. They just assume that it would hurt them further because that's what they've been told by others in their predicament who heard it from still others, and so on and so on...
I've recently read several university studies out of the US, Sweden, and France (I think...) that have all concluded that distance running (if done properly) actually strengthens joints and increases the longevity of their functionality.
From Kelli on Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 18:48:59 from 71.219.71.229
I read an article recently about that "myth" as well. I actually have arthritis and since I began running I have felt so much better, including the achy knees. That is just a bunch of bunk, another excuse to sit around and do nothing!
Have a great weekend.
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