10 Things You Need to Know About Picking the Right Running Shoe

1) Go get fit at a speciality running shoe store. 

2) Do not worry about the way they look- it's all about comfort. 

3) You should get your shoes a half size bigger... maybe even a full size bigger. 

4) Just because Meb wears them doesn't mean their great shoes for you.

5) Very few people can run in the Nike Free and your probably not one of them.

6) Running shoes already have great inserts.

7) Shoes have a lifespan of 400-600 miles, and should never celebrate a birthday. 

8) The moment you start noticing injuries, that probably means you  need new running shoes. 

9) Running shoes don't need to match your outfit. "Wear a blind fold at your next shoe fitting."

10) Walking and running shoes are the same thing. 

 

Inspirational Quotes

It is not about how hard you hit it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward 

Pain is temporary, it may last for a minute, or an hour or a day or even a year, but invincible, it will take its place

You have a dream, protect, if you want something go get it

You have to believe something different can happen.  He who says he can and he who says he can't are both usually right

Our deepest fear isn't that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure

Your body is more powerful than you think... As long as YOU win the mind games your mind plays during a race, you will succeed what you had planned to accomplish. 

Make a choice of who you want to be and how your going to get there

I'm going to show you how great I am 

When someone can't do something themselves they want to tell you that you can't do it. 

Your already in pain and your already hurt... So go get a reward for it 

Show them your a different creature 

Everyone is human.... Nobody is a machine.  The trick is to make other people think u are a machine

You have to be consistent and never ever crack

With each step is a decision to make another.  Is that all you got? Are you sure?

Winning is a choice

You only regret the things you didn't do

A "Runners" Body Type

From the moment I started running I was judged. I was judged by the way I looked. I was "told" that I did not have a "runners" body type. What does that even mean?  What is a "runners" body type?  Oh... Is that their way of saying I'm too "big" to be a runner? 

When I talk about my accomplishments I am constantly judged because I do not have a "runners" body type. (So people tell me).

And here is what I have to say about it. 

Yes. Maybe I have to work harder because I don't weigh 100lbs. And maybe I chafe more. But you know what? I am mentally strong. So strong none of that matters. 

One of their first responses after they are told about my accomplishments is "you do not look like a runner."  And very politely I respond with "thank you" :) But deep down it hurts every time I hear that. I have worked so hard to be the runner I am today, and I do not need someone to judge the runner I am because of the way that I look. Instead, people need to focus on the races I have accomplished, and the times I have achieved. 

If I were to of listened to every "coach" (yes they don't even deserve that title) or to anyone who told me I do not have a "runners" body, then I wouldn't be where I am today. I would of never tried my first marathon, my first Ironman, or even my first Ultra-marathon.  Thank goodness I am stubborn! :) 

I am tired of being judged and I am sure every other runner who isn't a 100lbs feels the same way. People need to get over what a runner "should" look like and focus on what the runner has accomplished.