This may not look like much but my feet are in heaven. Superfeet have gone and replaced the original hard plastic sole of their inserts with carbon fiber. There are a number of benefits, not the least of which is comfort - the shape naturally conforms to the heel and sole of my foot.
I'm also expecting that the curved rear edges (as opposed to the straight, raised edge in the previous design) will deliver a more relaxed rotational transition from my outside heel strike to toe-off, and hopefully eliminate the nagging ache in my ankle. There is also a sense of completeness, or "oneness" to this design - while there are two distinctly different materials they seem to be molded together, not glued together, even though they are.
They will get their first tryout tomorrow on a 16-mile run. Followed by a full day at work. Followed by a heavy night's sleep, no doubt. This is an update post, and probably the most significant item is that I am recovering from my long runs quickly. The actual runs have their moments of struggle, but by the next morning I am without any physical repercussions. I find this rather remarkable at my age. I figure that between drugs, alcohol and cigarettes I've taken ten years off my life expectancy, but this running thing and its attendant weight training and healthier diet may reverse some of that. I feel better now than at any point in my life. There's a bounce in my step most of the time, I smile readily, I want to go run nearly every day, and I want to share this with everyone.
It's hard to believe that back in June I was so excited by running five miles and now that's a throwaway distance. That's crazy. Seriously. Five miles means going out and running for 45-50 minutes. That's not an insignificant amount of time. Just let me go change! Ha ha, what a gas! 67 sessions, 60 hours, 375 miles. Bring it. I'm ready.
Marc Parent @newbiechronicle wrote in Runners World last month on realizing that you're probably a runner if....You lay in bed at night and say My God, I just ran ___ miles and you used to say My God, I just ate ___ Oreos. And...Sore muscles make regular people cranky. Sore muscles make runners' eyes spin in their heads and say "Alive, man. Alive!" That is so me now. Hey! Wanna see the blood blister on my toe?!
10/25 - Update. They really did make my ankle pain go away. Fabulous new design.
Marc Parent @newbiechronicle wrote in Runners World last month on realizing that you're probably a runner if....You lay in bed at night and say My God, I just ran ___ miles and you used to say My God, I just ate ___ Oreos. And...Sore muscles make regular people cranky. Sore muscles make runners' eyes spin in their heads and say "Alive, man. Alive!" That is so me now. Hey! Wanna see the blood blister on my toe?!
10/25 - Update. They really did make my ankle pain go away. Fabulous new design.
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