I just have to leave a comment about my 9 year old daughter’s shoe experience. I noticed last year that my daughter wasn’t walking smoothly during her first 5k run (that she had to walk in because her feet hurt). I noticed at that time that she seemed to be walking almost on her ankles, each foot curling inside. She complained about walking club in the morning at school and about going to Girls on the Run after school. Her feet just hurt and it wasn’t fun! Her new $50 cute (popular name brand) tennis shoes she had just got in August kept slipping off and she was walking on them, there was no arch support at all. Her ankle problem was just getting worse. Her ankles were curling in, and I really thought I was going to have to take her to a podiatrist. I stopped by and talked to someone at Fleet Foot during the day last Friday, and then took Maggie in the next morning. I was AMAZED at the wonderful service I recieved; there were probably 3 or 4 people analyzing her walk on the treadmill, and helping her get fitted for the correct shoe. She had to get the ones with the strongest ankle support, they were about $100, but in the long run they are less than a co-pay trip to the foot doctor! They are Brooks brand, which I never really heard of, and they weren’t the most expensive, or the prettiest by far, but they were the ones best suited for her. After they patiently tried on shoe after shoe, they found the best one that seemed to correct gait. And, she doesn’t tie really well, her shoe strings were always coming undone, so they have these wonderful elastic bands that help her get them on and off and stay snug; they never need to be tied or undone; runners that compete use that kind (I got an extra pair of them for my mother for her arthritis too.) My sister told me about the store when she started running, and I just thought it was a place for running shoes, I had no idea they could help us so much! She got them just last Saturday (only a week ago) and has already shown great improvement! Her feet were a little sore on Monday, she wore them all day, but she hasn’t complained since! AND, you won’t believe this, she ACTUALLY RAN during Girls on the Run yesterday!!! She has only ever walked!! I think her shoes made a HUGE difference!! THANK YOU FLEET FEET!! You made our week and didn’t even know it!! I will be sharing my story with everyone!

Hi Toni, would love to know more about training in Jan. 1 mile and then 5 mile.

Thanks Germaine