jimhenley (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} jimhenley) wrote,@ 2004-06-20 17:46:00 |
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Pre-Training Sunday II
More endorsements! Metro Run & Walk in Rockville MD is a cool store. Went there again this week. Last week I had tentatively chosen New Balance 765s (or whatever), but as the week wore on I got, as it were, cold feet. After all, I already picked out a pair of shoes once, and it either didn't do me any good or did active harm. So Bruce at the store started me over again. He watched me run in every pair of shoes I tried on, decided that the 765s were NOT providing enough support and ended up fitting me out with a pair of Brooks Adrenaline GTS 5s. We also tried a couple of inserts but decided against. The Adrenalines have a tripartite heel construction, and Bruce's inspection of my running form determined that almost all my overpronation is happening at the heel, so the extra reinforcement the New Balance shoes had along the instep was pointless.
He also, having run four marathons himself, advised me to go run/walk for the Marine Corps, especially given the time crunch I'm facing. He says he's been trying to qualify for Boston on an all-run basis and is switching to run/walk himself in hopes of finishing faster than he has till now. (I peg him as a few years older than me, so he's aiming for about 3 and a half hours.) To that end, he recommended Jeff Galloway's Marathon book, called Marathon. Galloway is very big on walk breaks, calling them "your secret weapon."
Hey, Metro Run & Walk webmaster: if you click through your referrer logs and find this site, tell corporate that Bruce and Tamara at the Rockville store are great folks and very helpful.
More endorsements! Metro Run & Walk in Rockville MD is a cool store. Went there again this week. Last week I had tentatively chosen New Balance 765s (or whatever), but as the week wore on I got, as it were, cold feet. After all, I already picked out a pair of shoes once, and it either didn't do me any good or did active harm. So Bruce at the store started me over again. He watched me run in every pair of shoes I tried on, decided that the 765s were NOT providing enough support and ended up fitting me out with a pair of Brooks Adrenaline GTS 5s. We also tried a couple of inserts but decided against. The Adrenalines have a tripartite heel construction, and Bruce's inspection of my running form determined that almost all my overpronation is happening at the heel, so the extra reinforcement the New Balance shoes had along the instep was pointless.
He also, having run four marathons himself, advised me to go run/walk for the Marine Corps, especially given the time crunch I'm facing. He says he's been trying to qualify for Boston on an all-run basis and is switching to run/walk himself in hopes of finishing faster than he has till now. (I peg him as a few years older than me, so he's aiming for about 3 and a half hours.) To that end, he recommended Jeff Galloway's Marathon book, called Marathon. Galloway is very big on walk breaks, calling them "your secret weapon."
Hey, Metro Run & Walk webmaster: if you click through your referrer logs and find this site, tell corporate that Bruce and Tamara at the Rockville store are great folks and very helpful.
