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modolce
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 Posted: 07/08/05 - 17:18 Post subject: Newbie Training For Half-Marathon
Hello! New to this forum and wanted to introduce myself. About three weeks ago I began to seriously train for Disney's Half-Marathon that takes place early January.
Training has been quite an experience so far... I've gone through 3 sneakers because of cramping in my arches until I found help from a man who owns a shoestore and has many marathons under his belt. He said he had never seen feet like mine; one foot is normal, the other supinates and has a lower arch. He helped me pick out a pair of Brooks to which I've worn for a week on my run/walks and while I do not cramp in my arches, there is some cramping around the edges... but overall a definite improvement.
Like another newbie posted, I too feel awkard when I run. Not only because of the cramps but because I just feel weird - legs feel like logs too. I guess feeling like a natural will come in time.
Anyway, that's where I am today. See you around the forum! 
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runaroundsue
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Posted: 07/08/05 - 18:41 Post subject:
have you considered orthotics? I would think if one foot is actually anatomically so different that orthotics might be need. Is your walking gait different?
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modolce
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Posted: 07/08/05 - 21:56 Post subject: Orthotics
| Quote: | | have you considered orthotics? I would think if one foot is actually anatomically so different that orthotics might be need. Is your walking gait different? |
The man at the shoestore said that he is almost sure I would need orthotics one day. He offered to put me in contact with someone he knows but I being a fulltime college student who works parttime, I do not have insurance. So, that will have to wait.
He watched me walk around his store and looked at my feet... so I am not sure if my walking gait is different than my running.
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xsPrINT
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