Oh New Balance how I had high hopes for us. You and I fit like a glove in the beginning, there were many before you but as soon as I met you I knew you were the one. Unfortunately things went wrong from the beginning, but I wasn't ready to give up, I tried different things to rekindle the love affair, lacing differently, wearing different socks but alas I had to give up. I have a new love now, I've traded you in for Brooks. Thank you New Balance for getting me through my first 6 weeks of training.

Seriously though, what a difference a pair of running shoes make. As you have read I have been having trouble with my knees. So on the advice of Dr. Sherman I bought a new pair of running shoes, Brooks Adrenaline. I ran in them on Thursday and they felt pretty good, and I ran in them again on Saturday and I had zero knee pain! My toes still got numb, and I am going up to the next width which should help with the numbness.

I saw Dr. Sherman on Friday. He gave me another adjustment on my knees and gave me electric stimulation treatment. The correct terminology for my knees is that I have slight hyper extension in addition to the tendonitis. Basically my knee bends backward further than the normal person. But with the new shoes and icing my knee caps right after running, my knees feel a whole lot better!!

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