Running Shoe-less
I had a dream the other night I was running, and it was one of the most freeing dreams ever. Yesterday, I woke up and lived that dream. Shoeless. For about two months now, I have gone "barefoot". I don't wear my normal shoes anymore, unless I have to (for professional meetings, etc). This all started when I started running about 10 months ago. I started seriously running around October 2009. I had a pair of gym shoes at the time, a pair of sketchers, that I had been wearing for 2-3 years to workout. I lifted in them, ran in them, and they were pretty flat. When I was running, I noticed pains in my foot and knees while on the treadmill. So I switched to the elliptical for a while, which helped relieve the pain. I went home over the winter break, and got a pair of Nike livestrong running shoes. I asked the attendant which running shoes were "better" and she remarked the following, "It really depends on the person. What I like, you might not like, because it d