Expect More … Payless

Why is it that all my “semi-expensive” department store shoes that I usually wear only to work and church and out to dinner and such always look so beat up and worn after only a couple of months and my one pair of five-year-old, been through hell Payless heels that I wear to bars and [...]

New Shoes, Same Problem

Yesterday was day two of The Couch to 5K Running Plan. It started off well — brand new shoes and plenty of enthusiasm. Neither of which held out very long. About half way into the run/walk, my calves were burning and I was finding it hard to breathe. I did, however, persevere and make it [...]

Out with the Old, In with the New: I’m Talking about Shoes, of Course

On Wednesday, I started my new 5k running plan, with brand new Nike running shoes, of course. All went well, or as well as can be expected, except for the fact that my wonderful new shoes left blisters on the bottom of my feet after only 30 minutes of running/walking. So I took them back [...]