I’m a runner again!
I’m ending July on a happy note. After several weeks of being incapacitated with an injured calf complicated by tight hamstrings, I was able to run 6 miles on Sunday and another 3 miles tonight. I’m sure that rest played an important role in getting me this far, but I’m just as sure that my super light Nike Zoom RS’s (center right) had something to do with it.
The last time I tried to recover from an injury, the turning point was switching to a very light pair of Nike Air Max Motos. The Zoom RS is even lighter. I had been wearing Saucony Omni’s when I got injured, but the second pair never felt quite as good as my original pair. A couple weeks ago I switched to Nike Vomeros with posture control inserts, but they didn’t feel right, either. Then I got the Zooms as a gift from Nike, and decided to give them a try. I’m sure as my recovery progresses and I start increasing my mileage I will want to go back to a heavier shoe, but for now I feel like my feet have wings!
When you run a lot of miles, you go through a few pairs of shoes! These are just the shoes I have lying around the house . I have another pair in the trunk of my car. Some are worn out shoes that I use for yard work, others are shoes that felt OK for the first hundred miles. I have been a fan of Brooks Addictions and the Saucony Omni in the past, but I’ve recently developed a fondness for Nike 
August 1st, 2007 at 11:27 am
That’s a ton of shoes. I am glad you are doing better. I love the shirt. I’m having a raffle on my blog for a bag you might like.
August 1st, 2007 at 12:18 pm
Glad you’re on the mend. How many times have I had soreness only to overlook the obvious–my shoes. Hope you continue to progress and return to better running.
August 2nd, 2007 at 4:05 am
Love the shirt! Where did you find it?!?
August 2nd, 2007 at 10:41 am
Welcome back to the fold, glad to hear that you’re coming out of the injury pipe and are now on the mend.
How do you keep your shoes so white?
Oh yes and I love the shirt
August 16th, 2007 at 3:39 am
Hi Diva,
I’m glad to hear that you are back in the running community. It sucks when you need to back off with the injury - but as famous running coach Jack Daniels said - “Injuries are the savior of runners, they prolong your running career…”. The more I think about it the more I believe it.
There seems to be a lot of injured people these days - is there something about August runner’s injuries? I’ve heard that from a physician - people training for fall marathon tend to get injured just about this time. I can see that in few cases, right SLB, PMag and few others.
So everyone take good care of yourself and remember to do some R&R to let your bodies recover :-). I’m all about R&R weeks.