Buying Running Shoes

This is for the ones that are curious on what shoe to buy for running.

I started running a few months ago and in the last few months I have tried all kinds of cool looking shoes from the sporting goods stores. They all felt great in the store, but the more I ran in them, they started hurting. Finally after spending big bucks for a pair of shoes that eventually started hurting my feet, I finally went to a running store to get actually fitted for shoes. They tested my pressure points, my walking style and my running style to only then have me try on and actually go out and run in a few different pairs. I even had to run in different shoes on each foot (that felt weird). We spent a lot of time discussing my goals and what I expect out of the shoe. It was quite an experience and I learned a lot. I had two totally different pairs of shoes that I was looking at. One pair was super comfortable to walk around in and be in all day. The other felt better actually running. I had to convince myself that I was there for shoes for running and running only. I picked the shoes that felt best running. After using them a few times, talk about a world of a difference.

So for all of you that don't know what shoes to get, GO GET FITTED. I was like most of you and thought it couldn't be that big of a deal. BUT IT IS. GO GET FITTED. I am going back to get some those other shoes for my everyday shoes.