Shoes

Lets just get this out of the way, I hate to exercise  I've never liked it not even the remotest. I did the mile in 15 minutes in high school. The closest thing to enjoyment was riding my bike as a kid around SSU during summer, climb the tops of a good path then peddle fast and see how far you could coast. Off topic, anyway I didn't grow up in a sports household. We didn't play them or watch them.  I remember our neighbors always played softball, I don't even remember going to one of their games. What I do remember is middle school in all its glory of awfulness, was being made fun of for how I ran.  Now I didn't run like Phoeby, but I have a feeling I probably ran like my oldest boy, and we have wobbly ankles. I know this because I got fitted after my 3 miles for Week one in new shoes because my feet, legs and just about EVERYTHING killed me. So off to Fleet feet I went and they've told me my ankles are weak when trying to help me find shoes for over-pronating. Great kid I whose name was Peter I think, was really helpful, brought me shoes to try on, looked at my feet while I walked around to see if there was something better in his arsenal to fit me with, talked to me about tips, like freezing Dixie cups of water to message my calves with after a long walk, also socks are key, need a blend to wick moisture away. Once we found the right pair of shoes he encouraged me to walk around with them on to make sure. He never once made me feel like a fatty who would probably give up in 2 weeks, he listened and helped and encouraged. I was so stoked I took them out for a walk that night even though it was kinda a "rest" day.