Breaking the rules with #AltraRunning
You know the rule... never, ever, ever run a race in new shoes. That is why I packed 2 pairs of running shoes when I went to Runner's World Half and Festival . Spoiler alert..I never put them on. Not even once. But then, this happened..... And I was in love. I mean all of me. My toes. My feet. My body. Everything just clicked with these shoes. Um...yes... Altra Running , you rock! So my first thought was - let's just try the 3.8 trail run in them. It's ONLY 3.8 miles. My first run in a pair of shoes can be up to 6ish miles normally... Like how I'm convincing myself it's okay? So I ran the Runner's World Trail race in them. Other than the tread being a little slippery on the rocks...(Torin's are not trail shoes) - my feet and body felt great! The next thought was...I'll just TRY them out for the 5k. I'll bring along my...