{"id":1453,"date":"2009-06-04T21:19:06","date_gmt":"2009-06-05T01:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2009\/06\/04\/running-till-i-am-black-and-blue\/"},"modified":"2009-06-04T21:19:06","modified_gmt":"2009-06-05T01:19:06","slug":"running-till-i-am-black-and-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2009\/06\/04\/running-till-i-am-black-and-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Running till I am black and blue."},"content":{"rendered":"

I am still running like a fool; very much into my running program. The new Mizuno Wave\u00ae Ronin\u2122 2 ordered from zappos<\/a> did not work out so well. The second toe (the one next to my big toe; does it have a name) on my left foot is pretty much done for; black and blue.<\/p>\n

I love the shoes; I am kicking ass on my times and distance. Since I started tracking my times off and on over the last three years, I am now running at my fastest ever pace. I am also easily hitting distances that I used to serious struggle to reach. Of course we are only talking 3-4 mile runs, but still, I am happy with my progress.<\/p>\n

Back to the Wave Ronin 2 wonder-shoes. They feel light and fluffy, but it looks like I ordered too small again. I originally ordered 10.5 which is what my other Mizuno\u2019s (something or another Wave 3) are, but that was obviously way too small. So I exchanged those for some size 11 shoes, but apparently my left foot is just a little big for these shoes. They fit well, but about a mile into my last run I could tell that things were not going to turn out well. Of course I said screw it and kept on keeping on, much to the detriment of my whatever you call the second toe.<\/p>\n

That sound you just heard was me flushing $95 down the commode. Sometimes you just don\u2019t know how a shoe is going to work out until you give it a work out, but by then it is too late to return it for a refund.<\/p>\n

I decided to try for the third time; just got another pair of these puppies from zappos. Free next day upgrade and all that jazz. Ordered yesterday; here today. This time I am going with an 11.5 pair of super shoes. Of course this size is probably going to be perfect for my left foot, but too loose for my right foot. I am not sure if I going to try to eBay the size 11 pair, go for the mismatched pair (11.5 left; 11 right), or use the size 11 pair for walking.<\/p>\n

I was planning to try out the new shoes today, but the rain kept in the house. Maybe tomorrow or this weekend.<\/p>\n

I am kind of surprised that I am not completely pissed off at this point because I am about $190 in on my new running shoes. Good grief. I need a cold one to wash away the pain.<\/p>\n

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