running shoes vs sandals

after taking yesterday off due to ankle pain, my feet felt good this morning...so i strapped my sandals on and did a few miles on the treadmill...

i still felt good so i put the shoes on and ran outside. after about 1.5 miles, the ankle pain started again. so i turned around and slowed my pace...

after juice and a snack, i got an idea. i put the sandals back on and ran three more miles on the treadmill with pretty much no ankle pain...

this nearly confirms that the pain comes from the shoe pushing and pulling on the tiny extra bone on the side of my ankle as i run...

so much for loving the new running shoes.

huarache miles
today: 7.1
total: 15.4