New Running Shoe - Adidas Response Control

After going through a knee trouble that kept me off from running the Bangalore Ultra 2009, I was under therapy at Recoup. After couple of weeks of therapy, I was declared fit to run and started running. But the knee could last only about 30 minutes, the muscles got tighter and the same pain starts. So my therapist suggested a shoe insert for my pronated feet. I then figured out that I had used my current shoe ,which was a control shoe to handle the pronation, for more than 1400KMs which was way over the recommended distance of around 500-800KM, especially for people with overpronator like me. I also remembered that I didn't have any problem for the Ultra 2008 25K whereas I had problems at Kavery Trail Marathon 2008(and 09) - the difference was the shoe!

So I went around Adidas shoe shops in town, but my shoe, Adidas Response Control was out of stock and the newer shoes, Adidas SuperNova Sequence were comparatively expensive(INR 7K) as well. I cursed myself for not having picked up one when there was a 30% discount on Adidas shoes. So I was going to check Reebok and Nike shoes of the control variety. But I happened to be around the Brand Factory in Wilson Garden and just stepped in to check the shoes. They had my shoe and immediately picked it up at a 30% discount, INR 3700.

Now the problem is, this shoe is gone out of production and I may need it in another 8 months. Either I need to pick up another pair or shop around for another descent one with more money. With an average 80KM of running per month, it will be 600KMs in around 8 months. Not a good thing but. And remember this is crutch that will help you run, the real problems will be hidden for a while, before it resurfaces again when the shoe wears out. So the real problems need to be attended too - strengthening the muscles around the knee should be an important thing to do to keep me running till I am 100!