My “old” sneakers were straight off the shelf from Kohl’s for $19.99.

They were Nike – so I thought… “They must be good for running…” right?

Well, I have discovered that not all running sneakers are created equal (or for every “body”).

Last weekend my husband took me to a specialty running shop in Rhode Island. I have heard about this place before, but never considered myself a “real” runner enough to enter. I don’t know if I was exactly expecting people to be running laps in the store… or talking times and splits on their last races… but I was intimidated to enter.

Well… toss in a husband and 4 boys – you can imagine my hesitation (even more) upon entering.

Pleasantly surprised… the shop was AWESOME. They let my sons run around. They let me try on about 15 pairs of shoes. And they thought our relay race sounded amazing! Almost like finding the wedding dress of my dreams… as soon as I slipped into my Nike Max Moto’s, I knew. These were the shoes. Love at first sight.

My Girls...

So we’ve been hitting the pavement (or… well, belt) together every morning. I’m only up to about 2.5/3 miles… but my feet for the first time (ever) feel really good!

(Thanks Christine for listening to me vent about not having the “right” shoes!)