Aborted Run - Forgotten Orthotics

It was my birthday yesterday and Duncan, Ruby and I took a trip to Pete Bland Sports in Kendal so I could spend some gift vouchers on some new fell shoes.  I've only ever had one pair of fell shoes as I find that a good trail shoe is good enough for the terrain around here but I wanted some proper fell shoes for going to other places like the Lakes.  I currently have Walsh PBs but I just don't get on with them.  I always go over on my ankle when it's wet and I don't feel like they give me enough support.

I ended up with a pair of Inov8 Mudclaw 300s in a lovely shade of bright yellow!

This morning I thought I'd give them a try out because I didn't want my first outing in them to be the 13ish miles I'm going to be doing tomorrow on the Langdale Horseshoe recce.

I intended to run up to George's Lane via the farm field to the kennels, along past the Pigeon Tower, up to Noon Hill, across to the Pike,  cross-country to the Mast then cross-country to Two Lads as I thought there would be a lot of good terrain to test them out on.

Unfortunately, as I was climbing up to George's Lane from my house, my arches started to really hurt and I realised that I hadn't swapped my orthotics into my new shoes. I persevered a bit more in the hope that it might wear off, but by the time I got to the gate to the field which takes you up to the dog hotel, I had to admit defeat and go back home.

Running downhill, the arches don't hurt as much.  It must be something to do with being up on my toes a lot more going uphill.

When I got back home and took my shoes off my arches were really sore and my right ankle was also aching a little (the ankle I recently twisted) so I thought I'd probably be better off calling it a day and saving myself for tomorrow, which is a shame as I was feeling full of energy this morning and was doing really well going up the hill.


Positive comments: Felt really strong going uphill, new shoes have good grip

Total distance - 1.5 miles


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