So first things first…what do peoples think running shoes should do?

They don’t cure anything, they’re not magic……if you have a gait challenge, you’ll still have that, if you’re injured, no matter what shoe you’re put into…yes, may feel better, but you’ll still be injured…

that’s what medical professionals are for……

An experience at the store yesterday…a mom and son, they’d bought the son a new shoe from someone else, a shoe that was supposed to fix sleeping feet and and sore ankles……..and an unhappy mom….

it took a few minutes to figure out what we happening, just watching one person walking, running…..every step his ankle crossed over with every stride..I could see rhat was why the heel was cutting into the opposing ankle , and in one case drawing blood……

it’s like having pigeon feet, it’s just what is…is there a way, are there exercises that could help, some drills? sure…..a shoe?…The young apparently elite athlete/hockey player (according to his mom) didn’t need such help, according to his mom……but well, the son wasn’t helping……..

A shoe is a shoe……yes, a shoe can provide comfort, yes one shoe can feel better than another, can a shoe help with ankles? I don’t think so……running and training, and weight training, but I believe running on trails, uneven ground would be a huge help……but, unless you can pick your great grandparents, you are what you are….

I had a few successes yesterday, people/customers that’ll listen….that’s a good feeling, but so was this…..trying to calm down a customer, trying to answer a challenge does as well……and interesting thing is, afterwards, you just keep thinking about that customer(s) and what else you could have done, and if there was another answer……..frustrating, but also a learning oppertunity.

And it was a good day…..a good early morning run…I felt strong and had fun…biked to and from the store…so all good…….a good day, challenging, but a good day.

w