I must be onto something

Today (the day after the 5K) my legs feel really really good. There’s really no reason for it. Normally my legs would be crap today and I’d be hobbling, but I’m not. And this is a week after a 20K besides. As I recall, after the last marathon, my recovery time (i.e. time until I was walking normally) was only a few days, instead of the agony of over a week when I ran Detroit.

I’m telling you folks, its the shoes. This is me talking. The guy who breaks stuff constantly. The guy who had shin splints since he first started running. All that is really really gone.

Throw out your high heeled shoes. Buy the flats. Learn ChiRunning.

Yes, you will be starting over and you will get calf pain when you first start. That’s your Achilles being stretched to a normal length, instead of the shortened length from wearing high heels. That is all temporary and it will subside. Just run short distances at first (you know, like starting over again).

Can you do ChiRunning in high heeled shoes? Nope. I tried. There’s really no way to land midfoot (especially downhill) with those big heels. Buy the right shoes and do it right. You’ll see.

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