August
2008
Shoe sizes are strange…
I went to get a new pair of running shoes today (at a different running store than I got my first “non-outlet/offbrand” shoes) and, as a good salesperson should, they whipped out the measuring thingy to find out how big my big, fat, archless, flipper feet were…that’s when I found out that apparently, one foot is a 7.5 and the other foot is an 8.5. Wow. I never realized I had mutant feet before. I’ve been wearing an 8.5 (and sometimes a 9 depending on how stylish [read: narrow and painful] the shoe) for all of my adult life, so that was quite an unexpected tidbit of information.
At any rate, I ended up with a pair of Nikes, which was also astonishing to me. In general, Nike sneakers tend to not fit me very well (see my earlier comment about the shape of my feet) and are always too narrow and/or too narrowly sloped in the front. But I tried on a pair of Sauconys, 2 pairs of Asics (my current holey running shoe) and a pair of Brooks as well, and the Nike pair just fit better and felt good. Feels like I’ve got a tub of Cool Whip on my feet. Full-fat Cool Whip, not the fat-free Target brand. So yay.
Now all I have to do is find a pair of running shorts that won’t bunch up or ride up and I can take over the world!! Bwah hah hah!! 
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by ayobami
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Funny thing happened to me too. I finally went to a running store and skipped the outlet. I always wore Nikes and thought they were my shoe - I refused to look at other brands. At the store, the man made me try on Asics & Adidas and those have worked out better than ever. Now I won’t buy Nikes! Weird…