I also got excited once I officially registered, so I went out and bought some cool gadgets and new shoes. I went to the Carlsbad Runner's World store to check out shoes and do a fitting. After looking at their pricing, I knew I could find something cheaper. So after I found out what shoe fit best, I went home and looked online. I came across runningwarehouse.com that has a great selection with very good pricing. Besides the pricing, there are several things that I like about their website that made me comfortable with going through them of all the other places online. They have this "shoefitr" that compares shoes on fit. So since I went to Runner's World and found the perfect shoe, I was able to not only find it there, but also use the "shoefitr" to see what other shoes would fit the same way to see what all my options were across all brands. I also liked their return policy in case I didn't like what I bought. Did I mention free shipping? They also include a UPS return label in case you want to return it, which is great so I wouldn't have to pay for shipping for returns.
I ended up purchasing the shoe that I found at Roadrunner, Asics Gen Neo33 in the purple and hot pink (which Runner's World didn't carry this color). The price from Roadrunner was on sale for $74.96 and Running Warehouse was $79.96 before tax. But I got a Running Warehouse 10% off discount code from runblogger.com so the price came out to 71.96. You're probably thinking "so what's $3, big whoop!" But the color at Roadrunner for this shoe only came in the black and purple...and I don't like black running shoes for many reasons. So I got a little off, plus the color I wanted. I also bought a phone arm band holder thing so I wouldn't have to keep carrying my phone while I ran. I got one for $32 but it was the nice one that fits any phone, has a protection cover in case it rains, and also a secret pouch to put your keys in. BUT, I got to use the 10% off for that as well. It only took a couple days for my entire order to ship to me. So it was totally worth it!
Here's what I got:
These shoes are awesome!! I love them love 'em love 'em! Within the first week of having them, I put on 19 miles, and my feet did not kill me! No blisters, no rubbing, no discomfort. The arm band thing is great too and works over the plastic protector.
After a great experience altogether, I wanted to get a lighter shoe for the actual half marathon. The Neo33s are great, but I don't know how it'll be once I get to over 10 mile runs since they are 10 oz. So I went back to Running Warehouse and found a racing shoe meant for half marathons and marathons and found a shoe that matched up with the fit of the Neo33. I found New Balance WR1400 which only weigh 5 oz. The "shoefitr" said it would fit perfect and even converted the size that would fit best based upon the Neo33s I have. I wore a 7.5 in the Neo33s and 8.5 in the WR1400s. So I bought em! Here's how cute they are:
Sooooo after I ordered them and was waiting anxiously to get them in the mail, four days ago I overexerted my anterior muscle in my shin. It feels like shin splints x 5. Ouch!! So I haven't ran in 5 days!! Ahhhh! Going from 5 days a week training to no training has really been a biotch! I'm so pissed because I finally got these cute babies in the mail and I can even test them out :(
Anyways I'm recovering and just waiting to get back on the road/trail.
xoxo Britney
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