Roentgen, Junie, Tiwazz and myself arranged to have our foot/running analysis done by New Balance at Isetan Sports today. I had called to make appointment for the 4 of us previously and we arranged to have the analysis done today in the afternoon.
I met Roentgen at Wisma Starbucks earlier as he was chilling (actually working, this guy works v the hard leh *disapproving looks* and we had fun chatting away while waiting for Tiwazz to turn up. He only managed to get there few minutes before the appointment and we headed to the shop (after searching high and low for the shop!).
We had to wait for our turn coz the podiatrist was running late. From observing others taking the test, we got to know the test entails which includes:-
i) walking on the treadmill barefoot
ii) running on the treadmill with own running shoes
iii) running on the treadmill with recommended NB running shoes
According to the podiatrist, my running posture and pronation is normal. Only that I tend to exert a lot of pressure on my forefeet when I land, which might explain my shin splints. He recommended cushioning shoes for me and NB 1060 which have both backfeet and forefeet cushioning would be his recommendation for me.
I tried on and ran on the treadmill with it. Unfortunately I didn't like the fit. The advices he had for me are:-
i) to avoid black toenails, i should buy shoes with a deeper toebox
ii) i shouldn't over-compensate by buying too large shoes because that might mean i'm not getting the right support on the bigger shoes
iii) The mizuno shoes are more for korean/japan market. The cushioning is thinner
iv) I need forefeet and backfeet cushioning
v) it is not about whether we have a low, natural or high arch. Its more about how we run, how the foot lands on the ground that matters. As such, the wet test is really not that important.
Funny thing for me was after my analysis, the NB lady who was helping out with the tests came up to me and said that the Straits Times is doing a feature on Urban about this test and whether the reporter could call to interview me. What ? Me?! She must be kidding. I politely declined. Didn't want to have my ugly pictures plastered in the papers, no matter how small and insignificant the picture might be! Dun wanna be the laughing stock in the office and in sgrunners man! ahhahahahha
All of us had a really good time at the NB shop. It was hilarious looking at each of us went through the tests and comparing how each of us fared etc. We spent a significant amount of time there and when we finally left the place, it was already 5:20pm. Best of all, the analysis, which originally costs $30 ( I even went to the ATM to withdraw cash for this) was waived due to overwhelming response! Wow!!! We are SOOOOO lucky!
We then headed to Republic food court for snacks (for roentgen and junie- who have dinner appointments). I was famished and had my dinner there.
I had a really really enjoyable afternoon with them. Learning about foot/running pronation etc. from the podiatrist, the great company of roentgen, tiwazz and junie and not forgetting the yummy food from Republic foodcourt.
What a great great weekend!
1 comment:
interesting test...i would like to have a try if possible one day
hmm...i totally agreed on what he said regarding "it is not about whether we have a low, natural or high arch. Its more about how we run, how the foot lands on the ground that matters. As such, the wet test is really not that important.
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