The proper way to open a new pair of shoes: Sit at a table with the UNOPENED box in front of you. Open the box. CAREFULLY peel away the tissue paper. View the shoes. Examine the color combination, imagine what they will look like on your feet. Observe the hieroglyphics imprinted on the edges of the soles and elsewhere on the shoe. What could they mean? Lower your face to the box. Close your eyes and inhale deeply. What do you smell? Potential. And possibly some toxins. But mostly potential.
I tried my shoes out for the first time today on a treadmill. I had to use a treadmill, because otherwise the store won't take them back if there was something wrong. Since my knee was still sore from whatever-the-heck-I-did-to-it-last-week, I decided to go for one mile, alternating walk-run. I did some stretching beforehand. It went, for the most part, OK - the shoes were DEFINITELY better than my old ones! I think I'll be ready for pavement in a couple of days.
I did a core workout only after the run, and wore a knee brace during the exercises. That was a good idea - it made my knee feel a lot better. I can feel it getting stronger, so perhaps this running thing might work out after all.
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