Orthodics

HI all! When I was in town for less than 24 hours, I was able to get fitted for my orthodics. I'm in Sunny California now- 90+ degrees, but no flip flops or sandals for me! I'm supposed to wear my new orthodics all the time, which means I'm wearing my running shoes all the time. I don't know if that is a good thing or not, but I don't have any other choice for this weekend. The good news is I wore them all day today without any trouble. Of course, I didn't run or do much walking, but I can feel a difference.

Tom Pettinger at the Great Plains Health Store made them for me. I went to high school with his son, Tucker. Tom is 73 and still working! He seems to know what he's doing. He must have told me three of four times that marathon runners are the hardest to please. He asked me if my legs ever hurt after running, which I thought was a kind of dumb question. How do you know if your legs hurt because you ran 10 plus miles or if they hurt because you have some kind of problem? He suggested I wear compression socks. They are really ugly. I'm not going to get them unless I absolutely have to (he told me he wears them all the time as if that would make me want to wear them, too- yeah, I want to be just like a 73 year old man). By the way, PW, he said if your orthodics squeak, put powder in between the shoe and orthodic.

Tomorrow I'm going to see Bjork, Interpol, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Artic Monkeys, Silversun Pickups, the Tokyo Police Club and the Noisettes. Saturday and Sunday have similar lineups of great bands. I may be deaf by the time I get home- more than I already am, anyway. I tried to serve a glass of Merlot to a woman who wanted a roll at the club the other day...

Have a great weekend! I'll be running with you in spirit!

Madame B