Shoes hardly seem to matter when the running is slow. In Summer I felt like I needed new shoes like every 300 miles--now it hardly matters. Then again, my back/ham/hip was breaking down during that time so maybe I did need new shoes all the time. I keep pulling the typical weekend warrior routine on Saturdays/Sundays (running further and faster because I have more time) but then I pay for it the rest of the week. I run for sanity, but pay for it with my hip. I am trying to decide how I'm going to handle getting ready for Moab. Even if I went in for the MRI to see if all that scar tissue from last year is to blame for my pelvic ligaments -- what will they do? I'd still have to do all this aggressive stretching and moderation. With the mornings getting a little bit lighter, it has me wanting to run further distances. I have made a nice routine of moderation using the stationary bike, and counting anything physical as excrsize (skiing, walking, push ups/sit ups, etc). The thing about using running as a coping mechanism is, that once the hard kind of running that used to keep you sane is not possible-- the crazy comes out. Where do you put all that crazy without the hard kind of running? | 