I need to change the titles to run, because I'm not running every day in these shoes. After this week, I definitely won't be running in them for a while. My parents and I went up to the cabin, so my fitness routine was slightly off. I ran for 6 mn on run #4. Foot hurt, but not as bad as initially. Therefore, the next day was 90 degrees plus 80% humidity, so a regular run was out the window. I decided to go 10 mn on the shoes instead of an actual run. Worst decision. My foot health has quickly declined. I am now limping because it hurts to put so much pressure on my heel. I have an almost blister on my big toe, and I wish it would blister so that I can callus.
Now that we're back in civilization, I have access to a gym, and after 3 days of no running, I had to go. I brought along my New Balances with my orthotics for a treadmill run (it's still in the 90+ temps). At first, I could only run at a very slow pace - 10:30 per mile. My feet started to feel better, so I upped the speed slowly, but couldn't go faster than 9:50 per mile due to the pain in my heel. They definitely respond positively to the orthotics, and I'm wondering whether it's because I need the orthos or because that's what they're used to. I'm not giving up, but I am going to take a little break. I'll probably wait a week before using the VFFs again - and I think I'll just start with walking in them.
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