 It's a beautiful summer here in the Rocky Mountains, and you know what that means. It's time for feel running. It's important that you prepare from the ground up, and that means starting with your shoes. Different shoes for different shoe types are very important. When you run, you can have two to four times your ground reaction forces on each foot, which means that a 150 pound person might have 600 pounds landing on each foot with each step. With that in mind, it's important to have the right shoes for your feet. Someone who supinates or walks more on the outside of their feet will do better in a softer shoe. You can tell because it bends very easily and goes right through the middle. Someone who's more of a pronator or uses more of the inside of their feet will do better in a stability or motion control shoe. You'll see that this bends in the toes and is much stiffer when you try to spin it. It's also important to make sure that your shoes are not too worn out. Just like a pencil eraser, the materials in your shoes can wear out, become slippery and stiff, not comfortable for running. It's important to be safe, and that's our most important goal for you. Get out there and have a great time.