ExoSym - The Struggle

It would be naive to think that all goes well once you get a device which you are told will help you. There is a lot of struggle in getting to that place. That is today. As the therapist told me, today was Glute day. When you don't have a strong core, and you need one for the ExoSym, Glute day is a bad day. For 3 hours, I did crunches, squats, pulls, anything requiring me to focus on the Glute area, and pull myself forward. Not easy. I take comfort there was a 70 year old woman doing this with me, and suffering along....or should I be comforted in that?

The next issue is shoes. Anyone who knows about my running knows I wear a neutral shoe and supinate like nobody's business. The Brooks Dyad and the NB 880 are my go to shoes. Mostly because they come in 8/5 4E. Ryan told me I need a neutral shoe....and yet....he recommended to the NB 990.

Now my running biz friends are going to shake their heads in confusion, smirk a bit, and ask, "Is he kidding?" Nope he is dead serious, He tried to tell me it's a neutral shoe which will make me stable. The NB 990 is a sturdy stability shoe, bordering on motion control. It for those who over pronate. I supinate. Typically this kind of shoes would pull me further to the outside.

This is what I explained to Ryan, to which he told me that I would not be a supinator anymore....well that is true on the right foot, but what about the left I wondered? Next up was the size....who's ready for this...drum roll..... 9 6E!!! There's wide, extra wide, and Sweet Jesus Wide! I have to wear a size 9 Sweet Jesus Wide.

The running shoe guy in me is NOT convinced this will work, as I harped on this to Dallas, the poor, guy at the South Sound Running Store I ventured to today. He told me he agreed with me, but found the 990.

Folks this is a shoe I always told my staff was ideal for anyone over the age of 65, because that was about the only person who would ask for it. Grrrrrrr.....

Now, it would be easy to tell me to suck it up. When you have spent the money I have this week, you want to be sure you are in the right shoes.Pray for me as I give this shoe a try.

The struggle is real today.

Charlie