Nervous........that's how I feel. I ran for years and loved it. I would run 60-90 minutes at a time. Shortly after Christian and I were married, we were down in Camarillo for Trine's wedding. The morning of the wedding, I went for a usual run up into the Camarillo Heights, nothing unusal, just a regular run. Later that day I sprinted to th car to grab something out, and then in happened. It felt like my knees snapped. I could not walk without pain for 2 weeks, and ever since then I have never been able to run. Since then I have taken up cycling, which is a challenging and suitable alternative, however, I miss running. A glimmer of hope recently hit me with a new book called Born to Run. I read it hungrily, and basically, after researching many websites and studies, the problem is not with my body, but with the running shoes we spend so much money on. It makes sense, infact, running shoes were not even invented until the 1970's, and along with that came the notion that we are supposed to run heel first, which is unnatural. Go ahead and try it, kick off your kicks and run around a little bit, you'll find that you naturally hot down on the ball of your foot first.
Anyways, I bought these Vibrams, they are kind of like a glove for your foot. I had my first big run on saturday, which was a mistake, since you are supposed to break into them slowly, but I ran about 5-6 miles and am regretting, I am so sore I look funny when I walk. So today, Tuesday, I did my regular spin class this morning, which was also hard with sore calves. To top it off, after Grace's gymnastics we (Christian got a pair also) took a quick run down Crissy field to Fort Mason and back. If that wasn't enough, I walked to christians school later today with the kids on the stroller, my feet are dead. It takes a while to build all the muscles back up that have been laying dormant for so long, so I am giving it a fair try, 30 days. So far, I am pain free. I had a tiny twinge in my knee on Saturday, but that was after for running for 45 minutes with a completey new form, big mistake. My advice, take it slow, now if only I could listen to myself
Makes sense. Dern those expensive shoes! Hey thank you so much for the car seat! And lending me that cute maternity dress. Thank goodness for sister-in-laws who dress cuter than me and lend me their clothes! I get compliments everytime I wear it! And better yet, I feel like I'm in my pj's. Can't beat that. Love to you. Good luck with your running. I can't wait to be doing it again, but I, too have learned to take it SLOW!
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