So, I haven't been as diligent about my blogging as I would have liked these last few weeks. A lot has been going on. Training has been going strong for the most part. I've had some knee troubles that I'm trying to figure out before the race. And yes, I Googled it. Google still says it's Runner's Knee. I'm starting to think that Runner's Knee is a result of old shoes...
My shoes of choice this year are Adidas Supernova Sequence. I tried my best to train in my Vibram Fivefinger Bikilas, but it just wasn't happening with all the snow, ice, and cold this season. Overall I haven't had a problem wearing these shoes but in the last few weeks I've had to cut my long runs short because of knee pain. It wasn't until earlier this week that I realized that I have run almost 350 miles in my running shoes! They look fine - tread is still in good shape and the outside structure doesn't at all look like they are 1 year old shoes, but the support is COMPLETELY shot.
Luckily, Marathon Sports is awesome and they carried my exact same shoe. Now I have to decide if it's worth risking blisters and sore feet running on new shoes in my longest long-run tomorrow to possibly cut out knee pain. Micah and I are running the last 21 miles of the marathon course. We will be waking up at the crack of dawn on a Saturday (ugh) to run from Framingham to Boston. I'll be honest, it's a little daunting to have the start line in a town that I refuse to drive to because it's so far away... But this is the closest thing we'll have to a dress rehearsal. Wish us luck!
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