20 DAYS AND COUNTING
New kicks for the run
But I sprained my leg(??)-ankle
Clumsy, lame runner!
In less than three weeks I will be running the Nike Women’s Marathon in SF. Thankfully, I am running the half-marathon version. I say thankfully because 1) 26.2 is a long goddamn run, and 2) apparently I sprained my leg-ankle over the weekend while walking with Patrick trying to break in my new shoes. How long will this injury last for??!!
I decided to take it easy and not run today and ice my leg, put some natural ointment on, and wait a day. Tomorrow if this isn’t feeling better then I think I’ll take an Advil, put on my new shoes, and go for a run.
So about my shoes, yes I got new ones. I have been running on my LA Marathon shoes, the expectedly-ugly but totally reliable New Balance 767. Apparently running shoes have a tread life: somewhere between 300-400 miles is what I remember. Since I hardly ever throw away shoes (no matter what state they’re in), it is hard to get myself to stop running on them. Thanks to Nordstrom Rack, I have been introduced to the world of Nike Free 5.0 aka the shoes that make you feel like you are running on bare feet. I found a teeny tiny image of them. Check them out:
They are great, only I am yet to really run in them. Patrick had a little hot dog with him that walked super slow, so I did a lot of up and down to nowhere style jogging, only to get my foot caught in a crevice and turn my ankle out. Now the leg is screwed up and I must wait!