I had a small break after doing that 5K. Some bad things happened at work that got me very sidetracked, and we left town for the weekend and I didn't keep up.
So I went back to do W2D1 at the gym 2 days ago. Dear lord, it was worse than ever. I was all excited because I had my new shoes. They had made my feet numb (as noted previously), but I laced them looser. Well this time, they not only went numb but my shins were burning so bad I had to slow down after 4 running intervals and walk at 2.8 mph the rest of the 20 minutes. I didn't even know if I could make it through that. So it was by far the worst pain and run thus far.
I'm not sure what happened or why it was so bad. I really want to do this but am starting to doubt myself and if I can be a runner. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I think hard about breath, keeping my back straight, relaxing my shoulders, landing on the middle of my feet, and not going too fast. What am I missing?
I went back to the running shoe store yesterday and they had me try on about 20 more pairs, saying none of them fit right. Finally I settled on Brooks "Addiction" shoes. They look like orthopedic shoes at the base, but maybe they'll work. I'm trying them tomorrow morning again.
Could this be from bad form? Being overweight? Not being built like a "runner"? Feeling discouraged but not giving up just yet.
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