Week 1 - ??? About Shoes

So, let's talk about this shoe thing.

Just a quick recap: I did my first day of C25K on Sunday. Monday morning I woke up and felt great. I put on a cute little number and went to work feeling very proud of myself and was ready to move on to day 2.

Day 2 came and my shins were KILLING ME! I was in SOOOO much pain and the first thing that came to mind as a cause were my running shoes. I didn't have them professionally fitted but I did feel very comfy running in them so I wasn't that concerned. However, I kept reading on MFP and WebMD that I most likely had shin splints caused by my running. Here is where I got sucked in. I was convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that my running shoes were the cause of my shin pain. I did the recommended stretches, ran slowly around the bl0ck a couple of times, and called it a day. MOST IMPORTANTLY - I skipped my 2nd day of C25K I repeat...I SKIPPED MY 2nd DAY OF C25K. I was bummed...mostly because I had made a commitment to myself but also because I would have to go out and fork over more dough to get a better pair of shoes.

So, this morning I got up, still bummed that I didn't run yesterday and low and behold a lightbulb went off in my head. ding ding ding! I think my shin pain is from the nasty shoes I wore on MONDAY!!!!! Remember said "cute little number"? Well, that went from head to toe including a pair of hard-to-walk-in brown heals that had me struggling to walk at the end of the day!

EUREKA! I may be able to salvage my new running shoes yet! Of course...this is after my legs heal from those awful-horrible-painful shoes.