Comments on: Running Reflections: 05 Aug

By: christen

christen — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:15:46 +0000

Kendall,
Thanks for the tip on Surefoot. I’m definitely going to look into them. At 6’ tall I can’t afford to cut corners on my feet, particularly as the miles increase (and my age!).

ProBars rock! Both my sister and I love them.

By: kendall

kendall — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:17:16 +0000

To answer your question about custom orthotics - yes, they would make a world of difference, at least they did for me. I went from Superfeet in my shoes on my first marathon to Surefoot custom thotics (spendy) and had less slippage and it felt more like a glove fit for my feet.

Can’t help you on the food as my strategy was eat early and eat often so that by mile 20 I was ok with a gel or even some pringles. Try pieces of ProBar. Speaking of which, thanks for the mention. Ping me with your favorite flavor and I’ll drop a couple in the mail for you.

Good luck on the Equinox. Looks like a quad buster.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:06:50 +0000

Wow - I’m impressed that you’re doing it! Another good run is Summit Drive off farmers loop. I think the entire loop is 13 miles around and you could deviate up summit and come down mcgrath for extra mileage. One warning though - Summit is narrow and there’s traffic!

I’ve walked it many times - it was the thing to do when I was in high school. I’m looking forward to doing the virtual training with you!