I don't know how women can continue to wear heels they can barely walk from the door at Starbucks to the counter. How much harder is it carrying a freakin Grande Frappacino? I am sure that some people's feet have arches that are just made to walk in 3-inch heels all day long...I am not one of those. Every once in while I find a shoe with 2 inch heels that I can walk all over Chicago in. Kitten heels are friendly to my feet too...except when it snows. But that's any shoe not made of tires. Last week, I blew $350 on a pair of custom orthotics just for the marathon...and for my plans to run for the rest of my life. The PT was like, you have a callous here because you have collapsed metatarsels...Well, shit. I thought the callous was there becuase I have disgusting feet. Didn't think about the fact that my body compensates for my biomechanics. Hope it was a good investment.
I've come to terms with 3 inch heels and pain. Sometimes there best as "sitting shoes." I got a great deal on a pair of Joan and David 3 inch wedges with leather straps. Funny but there is the word cannoting comfort etched in the bottom...Au contraire...there's nothing comfortable after walking a block. So I now carry a pair of Havaianas or Rainbows in my purse. I switch shoes in the cab and switch back to comfort shoes on the way to the cab home.
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Ha! You sound like me! I'm not running this year, but I'm thinking about training for a tri next year. Good luck with your training and be sure to elevate your legs at night. :)
Marji
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