Inspired Twice Over

While I've clocked a big fat zero on my running log for the week, I've been doing catch-up marathons with friends and running errands around town. One of those tasks, which I did happily and without complaining, is to get my gait analyzed before picking up some new running shoes. Together with the soon-to-be Mrs. Pinoy Weekend Warrior (I've been told it'd be cooler to assign her a moniker), we went to the Ortigas branch of Second Wind Running Store. The first running specialty store in the Philippines, I promised myself to give them my business when the time came for me to relegate my NB 805 to "Training Shoe" status.

Hector Yuzon was there to personally oversee the analysis. In my head, I imagine myself running smoothly and gracefully, until Hec showed me my footage. He paid painstaking attention to the video and explained that I tend to strike with my heel, and that my right foot points outwards when I run, which makes it overpronate. So basically, when I run, my feet look like this:

I exaggerated this a bit for show

Hec took a look at my old runners and asked the longest distance I've run with them (21K) and asked if I felt any pain from using them (nothing out of the ordinary). He recommended a mild stability shoe, and to perhaps stick to the lightweight category, the same as my NB 805. However, after taking a bit of time making a selection from the dozen or so shoes that Hec pointed out to be a good fit with my needs, I ended up with a Mizuno Wave Inspire 6. It's my first time to run with Mizunos, so this'll make for an interesting time.

Soon to be Mrs. PWW was also retiring her old pair of Brooks, and after her gait analysis (her footage apparently looked like the bride of Frankenstein's Monster trying to tango), and with the dozen or so choices she was given, she independently, and without knowing, ended up with the Mizuno Wave Inspire 6 for women. Actually, she was the first one to decide on which shoe to get. It just sounds better this way so if anyone accuses anybody else of copying, it'd be her instead of me.

His and Hers

Next stop, matching running tops.