re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Paradigm 4.0. their most cushiony ever. i didn't want to spend money on a corrective/supportive shoe just to heal. These are still 0 drop but with the arch support insoles, I can support the arch while I rest and do PT. Then take them out and go back to my normal running in them, just being careful to strength train, recover properly, and work up slowly to higher mileage.

I was handling the 30K-ish distance well and will probably stick to that max, every couple weeks, rather than try to be a marathoner. Bumping from 20 to 26 is what wore out the tendon this last time. We'll see. I'm more interested in half-marathon, 10k and 15K anyway, with a 70.3 IM as a goal.

and, yeah, I've had gait/stride analysis done a couple times (by Perry Julian), back when i had bad IT-band issues. Going to zero drop about 8 years ago and changing my stance, stride, cadence, strike--everything pretty much--got rid of those issues. but running in trail-running altras with no support, on a lot of pavement probably didn't help the tendon.

I have always had "fallen arches," and I'm bowlegged-- Dr. Julian once told me I had the "most f'ed up biomechanics" he'd ever seen.

This ortho yesterday just said, in short, my tendons are old and the miles caught up to me.

I've checked marathon distance off the list, and I'm not sure I'll do another one. I just need to set other goals that involve multi-sport. Maybe a Spartan?