NEW RUNNING SHOES

One of my New Years resolutions was to run a 5k. In a weird act of God's grace, Karina and Katrina (K&K) of Tone It Up started writing a three-part blog post series on running. It reminded me of my resolution and so I read what it said. K&K mentioned the Couch-to-5k running program. I've heard about it before, but I always dismissed it because "I wasn't a runner." Silly Diana. C25k is meant for non-runners who want to be runners. DUH! Well anyway, I saw that and remembered I had to find a 5k to run, preferably after school got out. So I found the Color Run 5k Chicago on June 16th and made the commitment to run it. 

After I had made that commitment and did the first day of C25k schedule, I realized I needed a new pair of running shoes, so I hit up the Finish Line at my mall. The sales rep there helped gauge my gait and I told him I wanted something that would be durable and had enough ankle support. He came up with the Brooks Trance 12. This is what they look like:

They're nice right? They have plenty of arch support and from my test run of these they are incredibly comfortable. The foam they use is very strong and structured. I compared these to the less expensive running shoes they had and the others used cheap material and they didn't have the optimum ankle support. Some of them were very well cushioned, but you could tell they wouldn't last very long. If you want the technical specs you can check out this link.

This past Wednesday, K&K came out with part 2 of the Run Your Heart Out series and they give some advice on how to find the right shoes which applies to both guys and girls. Also for the ladies they gave some tips on clothing options for running. Read through it. They talk about sun protection and other shenanigans that I wouldn't have thought would be important. Hope this helps.