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Re:The worst tool for the job by ubercow13 on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @05:03PM (#23980675)
It’s not just feeling the difference, it’s preventing injury and allowing yourself to progress at a speed which keeps you interested at all. I only finally started running regularly after years of trying and failing after buying proper shoes. The difference was immediate.
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Re:The worst tool for the job by smoll on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @07:55PM (#23981974)
What made you keep trying running even though you failed multiple times at it? And had you failed even with excellent running shoes, would you have even kept trying? (Maybe you would have thought: "Well, I already have the best shoes. If I still can't get good, maybe I should give up forever.")
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Re:The worst tool for the job by ubercow13 on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @09:40PM (#23982668)
Well, I was always fundamentally motivated by wanting to be able to run for the health benefits, but that motivation was tempered by lack of progress. If I hadn't changed shoes I might have given up eventually.
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