Magic Shoes
May 6, 2008
It was that time of year again this past Saturday - time to buy a new pair of running shoes. We all know the importance of not running in a worn-down pair, but sometimes the old ones can be a little hard to part with. (They're already broken in, right?) So it was off to the store for me. I decided to give Foot Traffic a try and boy, am I glad that I did.
Unfortunately they didn't carry my old type of shoes, but on the bright side, I had an amazing shoe-fitting. To start, the clerk (we shall call her Susie) asked me a bunch of questions about my running habits and injuries. She then had me take off my socks and watched me walk down the "catwalk" - I was a model for about 30 seconds! Susie disappeared to the back and returned with four different possibilities. As I tried on all four, she asked me questions about how they felt and very patiently answered all of my questions. The true test was her watching me give each pair a test run on the treadmill. I narrowed it down to two, ran some more, and then decided on the winner. Keep in mind, Susie was still focusing all her attention on me throughout this process. She then checked me out and I was on my way.
I couldn't wait to go home and try the new shoes out on a longer run. One word - magical. Granted, all that magic came from the shoe company, but I wouldn't have found it without Susie. Moral of the story: if it's time for a new pair of shoes, make sure you find a place that gives you a proper fitting and you too, can find the magic.
Posted by orbike at May 6, 2008 1:27 AM
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