OK finally get to post this. I have been wrestling with two failed VMware Servers. Most of the critical VM’s are up, just got 1 VM I need to get up.
Anyway, as you know a major exercise I have been doign is running and walking. It puts a lot of strain on your feet. One day I was talking to my buddies at work Nate and Andrew and they said I should go see a store that will get me fitted for shoes.
If you guys know me, you know I came from a blue collar background. Yes I do work in a white color field but I am used to going to Walmart or Costco and putting shoes on and if it fits… its good.
So when I went to this shoe store called Fleet Feet Sports in Bonney Lake, I was not sure what to expect.
But a gal named Linda really made me feel comfortable. She made me run on a treadmill and recorded my gait. She also measured my foot both sitting and standing. I tried several shoes first, and settled on a pair of New Balance Shoes.
She let me run with the shoes on to see how it felt. She then got me a pair of inserts that fit the way I walk. She trimmed them to size and put them in my shoes for me. Then had me pick out a pair of socks that will wick out the sweat.
I learned quite a bit there, how much my feet sweat, how to relieve that first step pain in the morning, how often to change shoes and how to tell when they are worn.
Overall she gave me an hour of her time to make sure I left there with the right shoes. I don’t think Walmart or even Sports Authority would give me that kind of attention.
I would recommend people check them out.