Hey,
Introduction.....
So I'm 17 and a half stone, 35, 5 foot 7 and was born flat footed......I know, dream woman right
Anyway, I've been walking....a lot in my inov8 race ultra 290 trainers which have been fine for walking.
Last week I started C25k and almost immediately became very aware of my feet and ankles rolling inwards. I only managed half of the 8, 60 second jogs as my calf muscles became rock hard and my shins started to hurt a lot.
As I'd done some research first I knew that meant to stop, so I walked the rest of it.
My plan is to try again and keep building up until I can do all 8 intervals of jogging and walk the other 2 days, then when I can do all 8 on day 1, up it to two days jogging and then go through the same process to get to 3 days jogging and then start C25K properly.
I'm very unfit, my dad (who is a bodybuilder but has never done cardio) has been diagnosed with aortic stenosis, so I want to do all I can to improve my cardiovascular fitness as it can be hereditary. It was a big slap in the face for me to sort myself out.
I've been following ketogenic eating since January and have lost over 3 stone, and it really suits me. I'm less bloated, have more energy and I've lost a lot of size.
Question......
Does anyone have any recommendations for some trainers that will help my flat feet and maybe help with the pain? I'm expecting a certain degree of coughing up a lung and aching after jogging as it's so alien to everything I've done in the last 35 years, but I really want to do this, and I do not want to get injured doing it.
Any advice on shoes, or just generally would be amazing.
I did have a jogging partner but she's dropped out so I'm now going it alone. Running/walking on concrete along a canal, so nice and flat (apart from the pot holes).
Thanks in advance, lovely to be here
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