I wore my new bright blue New Balance 902s today. I’m having something weird happen when I wear them for longer than about 4 miles. The right shoe feels as if it is pinching when I walk. Well, that isn’t quite right – my toes start to feel a little numb. It is almost as if they bend in the wrong place…I’m not quite sure what it is.

The first race I wore them in, I tied the shoes too tight and I assumed the padding was just too thick causing the numbness. Now I’m thinking shoes just are not right for me.

I have a half marathon coming up next weekend, and I’m just not sure what I’m going to do. The yellow Brooks shoes are too worn and too light for a half, but the 902s are starting to annoy me. With only a week away, I don’t have time to get anything different. I’ll probably just have to wear the blue ones and figure it out after the race.

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