Random Thoughts VIII: The Ocho
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well, I have yet to find a comfy pair of high heels because my left foot walks out of them. I've always known it's smaller but I watched when they lady measured me a couple weeks ago and the right was just below the 8 line..........the left was just below the 7. I was thinking maybe a half size so that was surprising.
So I shop for the right foot and do what I can to compensate the left. Some types it isn't a problem at all, like flip flops (though my left foot also has a nice curve to it and the heel hangs off the inside) or shoes that have a strap or something. So far mostly pump-type high heels and running shoes are where it seems to matter.
CycloneErik
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No. The feet are too important and too sensitive. They need the best (says the guy whose shoes were on sale for $70, but didn't know that until the register).
oh I almost always buy a version or two behind to avoid full-price. One of the ones I tried just felt like a block of wood. A thin block of wood that seemed like I could feel the bumps on the floor. I was instantly like NOPE. I like buying a version or two behind (if nothing major has changed) to save.
[video=youtube;rPMsfUEyPME]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPMsfUEyPME[/video]
Seems CG has three choices
1. Run barefoot. Saw a South African gal (Boise State team) run barefoot at U of M cross country meet last fall. Apparently inspired by Zola Bud?
2. Fly overseas to some sweat shop in SE Asia and have them make you a few pair of custom shoes.
3. Take up biking.
1. Run barefoot. Saw a South African gal (Boise State team) run barefoot at U of M cross country meet last fall. Apparently inspired by Zola Bud?
2. Fly overseas to some sweat shop in SE Asia and have them make you a few pair of custom shoes.
3. Take up biking.
no barefoot running!!
not coordinated enough for bike. I like bikes where my feet can firmly hit the ground like when I was 8 but I guess that's not quite how it works.
So I guess I'll be catching a flight.
Or just buy two different shoes.
I made the mistake of running barefoot on a treadmill once. I was in my basement and was too lazy (ironically) to go upstairs and get shoes. I was just gonna run for five-ten minutes while a basketball game was finishing up. Then the game became a foul-fest and I ended up running 2.5 miles.
I had never experienced blisters like that before. Out of the numerous bad decisions in my life, that one ranked right up there in the middle (no, not the top, that's reserved for the colossally stupid stuff)
I had never experienced blisters like that before. Out of the numerous bad decisions in my life, that one ranked right up there in the middle (no, not the top, that's reserved for the colossally stupid stuff)
every now and then if I do a home workout, I'll skip shoes (maybe socks) but it's stuff like doing pushups and bodyweight stuff with cardio mixed in. Pretty easy on my feet. I could maybe see like running in a gym barefoot. But a treadmill? Just the thought sounds painful!
Seriously, who pronounces that word mistake-ee?
That word bothers me almost as much as people who type "Oppppps!" Opps? Special Ops? Psy Ops?
Oops. The word is OOPS.
speaking of small toeboxes - the fall of the year I had started working out more regularly, I did a 4 mile race thing at our neighbor's. I had done gym workouts, but no real running. Had my cheapie workout shoes from Kohl's that had worked fine at the gym. Bought the same size as my regular shoes, no fitting needed, right? Figured the burning I'd get in my arches was just my feet getting used to working out.
So I did the race in these shoes. Stopped quite a few times but went like 10 minutes faster than the year before. I got done after sprinting against someone the last quarter mile or so and was feeling pretty good! Went to go sit down and my younger brother was already there and goes "CG, what did you do to your feet?" and sounded kinda horrified.
I looked down and could see blood at the front of my shoes.
Turns out not clipping your toenails + running in a too small shoe causes issues. I don't know if my toes were numb or what cause I definitely should have felt my toes slicing each other up at some point!
So I did the race in these shoes. Stopped quite a few times but went like 10 minutes faster than the year before. I got done after sprinting against someone the last quarter mile or so and was feeling pretty good! Went to go sit down and my younger brother was already there and goes "CG, what did you do to your feet?" and sounded kinda horrified.
I looked down and could see blood at the front of my shoes.
Turns out not clipping your toenails + running in a too small shoe causes issues. I don't know if my toes were numb or what cause I definitely should have felt my toes slicing each other up at some point!
In the show it's actually Mistaaaaaaaaaaaake!
But I went with the first GIF I could find.
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