Problem Solved?!
Mood:  celebratory
Now Playing: American Idiot by Green Day
Topic: Marathon
YAY!! As much as I love R & E Cycles in Seattle for custom building my Stellar, I love Inside Out Sports in Raleigh for helping me figure out this whole running shoe thing! Jason at IOS, who sold me the Brooks Ariels last Monday, very kindly helped me solve my pain problem tonight. He watched me walk in a pair of Adrenalines that felt very similar to what I was used to in the Addictions, then watched me walk in the Ariels and agreed with my original conclusion that the Ariels were the better shoe for me because they reduced my overpronation. He was willing to switch them out for a pair of Adrenalines, though, if I thought that was going to cause me less pain, which I thought was very cool. I decided to stick with the Ariels, instead, and do the necessary work to strengthen my inner leg muscles and stretch out my hips. So he helped me find a pair of heavy duty but not expensive arch supports, and I think that's going to take care of it! I wore them to walk Kaija when I got home tonight and no pain, just plenty of cush! Tomorrow will be the real test because it's a run day, but even if it takes me a few weeks to build back up to being able to do long distances without pain, I think it's worth the short-term setback to make sure that I'm balancing out my leg muscles and getting the healthiest stride. So tomorrow will be yoga followed by a 30 minute run followed by more stretching and inner thigh exercises with a step and hospital tubing.