What I won't do again...

I absolutely love my running shoes, Asics 2140. I wore them to train for and run my first half, and when they wore down, I wanted to get the same pair.

The thing about running shoes, any athletic shoe really, they are expensive. So I decided to search the wonderful world of the world wide web and see if I could find my shoes for a cheaper price, and I did! Shoes.com had my exact pair of shoes for much less then I would spend in a shoe store, so I ordered them.

When they arrived, I couldn't wait to go out for my first run. It went great! Woohoo! Then I started increasing my distance and noticed I was getting a blister in the same spot (my arch) every time I ran 5 miles or longer. Fabulous. I'm training for a 13.1 mile run and am continually getting blisters. I tried new socks, changing up the way I laced my shoes, nothing was working.

Now when I head out for a run, I have to use these wonderful tools (because I am too cheap to buy new shoes!):

First I lube up my arch with some Body Glide...

then wrap my foot in this tape.

So, what won't I do again? Buy shoes from any place other than a store dedicated to running shoes. Painful lesson to learn!!