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gfd posted 26 weeks ago.
Congratulations on your first 1/2 mary. Great accomplishment. As for you feet, my guess would be your shoes. How new were your shoes? I like to put on about 50-75 miles before I runa 1/2 or full mary. Were you running in this style for a long period of time? Some foot discomfort is normal but they shouldn't have been killing you. How long into the race did the pain start?
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CGroth posted 26 weeks ago.
shoes are almost a year old, they are getting to the end of their life (i estimate that i have put in several hundred miles on them). they didnt start to bother me until about mile 10. i wouldnt say that they were killing me, but it was not the most comfortable thing. i would not have been able to run a whole lot further. tracking my mileage on my next pair of shoes is a goal of mine.
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krazyfranco posted 26 weeks ago.
I had the same foot problem after my first marathon. I think it was my old-ish shoes as well.
Congratulation on your race, and good luck with your joint recover/further Half-IM training!
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cayman posted 26 weeks ago.
I think you just hit it CG, the cushioning and platform of shoes will break down with mileage and over time--you lose bounce and protection. A porrtion of your discomfort could also be the the new distance, congratulations on the half mary!
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Anton posted 26 weeks ago.
As cayman said...shoes break down with time not only with use. A year is far too long. Keep track of your shoes and the number of miles you put on them. You'll get more miles out of some than others.
200 to 400 is a ballpark figure. I go through at least 3 pair a year, and that's just road shoes. With experience you'll be able to tell when it's time to get new ones.
All that said: Congratulations on your finish! Well done!
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CGroth posted 26 weeks ago.
thanks for all of the support and advice. i have learned that i need to relax my upper body while running because my traps are very sore today. i think i am in the market for some new shoes.
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TriSooner posted 26 weeks ago.
I'm late here, but oh well. I too am about 200 lbs and it is mostly my feet (plantar fascia ligament) that are sore after long runs (20+). As has been said, 1 year is a long time for running shoes. You may already know this, but running shoes are for running only, not for walking around the mall, running errands, etc. I've heard it also takes a day or so for the cushion to decompress after a run. So, if you have the $, buy two pair of identical shoes and alternate them if you run on consecutive days. That really helps keep the shoes fresh (then again, it was a sales guy who told me that). Get shoes designed for heavier runners and keep track of miles, too. The pair I run in last around 500 miles. I ran a 50k on Saturday and at 20miles I had my girlfriend hand me another pair of shoes and I switched out. It felt great.
So i completed my first half marathon today. i have never run that far (previous being about 15k). i did it with my fiance which helped me a lot because i told her that i wanted to run with her. this forced me to slow down during the beginning of the race and cruise at her speed. we finished in just over 2 hours. my muscles feel fine (tired but not overdrawn), but my joints for sure need a good days rest. this was an important step in my half ironman training because now i know that i can complete the run with the right motivation. gainesville florida was a great host, the volunteers and police were very supportive and the weather was beautiful (sunny and low to mid 70s).
i do have a question for people: my feet were the most sore out of my whole body, is this due to my shoes or just due to the pounding from a 215 pound guy over the course of 2 hours?
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