Say Hi to Arnold From Mizuno

I might have mentioned it a time or two, but I have to say it again.  I love my running family.  And I love the fact that we take care of each other.

Before the run last night, Esther stood in front of our of growing running group and announced that she was doing something she hadn’t done in a while.  She had brought in Arnold from Mizuno.  And he was going to talk to those interested in learning a bit about Mizuno. 

I was supposed to leave right after my run, to take my parents out shopping.  But I got back to the store and Arnold was there setting up.  And I have to admit, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to plug my blog, so I sashayed up to him.

Ok, not really sashayed, more like huffed and puffed and announced my arrival.  But Arnold was great.  I explained to him about the plantar fasciitis that has been troubling me for a bit.

And he was just amazing.  He didn’t try to sell me a pair of shoes, just because.  He took the time to explain about the thing that makes Mizuno so special.  It is a wave.  That is built right into the shoe.  And what makes this wave so cool is that it can actually help reduce over pronation.  And help keep the foot in the proper form for running correctly. In the end he suggested I wait before even thinking of buying new shoes.

He educated me and the growing number of people surrounding me. 

Tomorrow will be the really nice guys who do personal training.  They will give a talk on injuries.  Making sure that this running family is well taken care of.