Buying Running Shoes

I went to the Running Room in the financial district on the weekend to pick out a new pair of runners. To my dismay I ended up with a pair of Nikes. Ew. I know. But after trying on about 12 shoes, I thought the Nike ones would be the best ones. I’ve worn them for the last two times that I’ve worked out and I’m still not convinced that any shoes will alleviate the pain I feel in my ankles when I’ve run more than 15 minutes. The sales girl at the Running Room said I could try the shoes (indoors) for a month and if I don’t like them I can go and switch them. See, that’s great, except I hate returning anything. If I buy something and if I never wear it ever, I won’t go and return it. Anyways, hopefully my ankles will stop hurting? we’ll see.

I wrote this on 23 April 08 when I was feeling .

Comment

  1. Ramanan says,

    I don’t think any shoe is going to magically stop your ankles from hurting when you are starting out running.

  2. tiff says,

    hmm i haven’t had problems with my ankle. perhaps you should try varying your pace? I also need to buy a pair of new runners.

  3. Sanaz says,

    Shima do you find that your Nikes make your feet feel super warm? I have a few different pairs, and I found that my feet start feeling like they are on fire after about 5 mins. Whereas my Adidas Adiprene runners are fanflippin’tastic!
    So yeah, just wondering if I’m the only one out there with the Nike fire-foot issue?

  4. sh!ma says,

    Sunny, nope, not really. I mean Nike shoes don’t make my feet any more hot than the rest of the shoes I’ve had.

 
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