Ridiculously Small Feet

Jennifer here:

So… Monica somehow convinced me to take on this challenge with her. She MUST have asked me when I just woke up from a daily nap.

Here is a little about me. I am a true TV junky. Sci-fi being my FAVORITE. I am actually to blame for introducing Monica to MANY MANY TV shows. In addition to being sucked into the TV daily, I also take a nap every day. As a small business owner, I feel that I deserve a nap EVERY DAY. I work LOTS and LOTS of hours and my nap is my savior.

Anyway, after Monica asked me, in my sleepy stooper, to participate, I realized that my kids’ size 3 sneakers just weren’t going to cut it! Thankfully, TNT has a ton of resources including discounts at local businesses. One of which is “Try Sports”, a gear store for running and biking (and probably other things too).

Well, off to Try Sports I went.

My Try Sports experience was horrible, amazing, terrifying, fabulous & awful – all before I looked at the prices. But, before we get to that, let me tell you about the experience. They had me run on a treadmill in order to analyze how I run. There I was, on the treadmill, jogging, losing my balance, and kinda feeling like an ass, BUT, it was all for a good cause. After about 2 minutes, it was time to review the video on the computer. It was at this point that I realized just how damn fat my calves were and wow was my butt huge on that little computer screen.

Needless to say, it wasn’t a pleasant experience. However, the Try Sports Associate was fantastic. She was knowledgeable, funny, and supportive. I tried on like 8 pair of shoes. AND, while I have ridiculously small feet, I am wearing a women’s size 6 for running. (which would be a kids’ size 4 – 1 size larger so my feet can spread). I ended up with a pair of running shoes for $140, plus orthotics for $60. I was nearly about to vomit at that point. I have NEVER spent that much on a shoe in my life. Monica arrived for her fitting about that time. She felt so badly because I was GREEN, that she gave me her $10 coupon. Now that’s a friend! One who is willing to give up a coupon is a friend for LIFE.

I wore my shoes that night as well as for my dog walks the next day to break them in. I wore them for the big run (8 miles) on Saturday 2-20. My feet feel AMAZING! They haven’t felt this good in … well.....EVER!!!

So, my ridiculously small feet have grown up and are wearing expensive, but comfy, running shoes. San Diego, here I come!!!