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The Saturday Review::Choosing the Right Shoes

[ 134 ] 05/01/2010 |

New Balance

**Giveaway is CLOSED! Winner has been chosen! Congrats, Tirah!**

Did you hear? May is Sisterhood Running Month! Go read all about it here.

One of the first things you need to do before you hit the ground running, is find a good pair of running shoes. Yes, running shoes are an investment – you should plan on spending upwards of $100 on a quality pair, so think twice before you hit the clearance rack at a discount store. TRUST. The only thing between your feet and the ground for hundreds of miles will be those shoes, and if you skimp on quality, you’re setting the stage for pain, injuries, and lots of disappointment. With the pain, injuries, and disappointment comes the big Q word. QUITTER. You don’t want to be a quitter, right? Follow these simple tips, and you’ll be off and running with happy feet.

The best way to ensure a proper running shoe fit is to visit your local running store, where they’ll be able to analyze your gait and tell you which shoes you need. Easy-peasy, right? Well, if don’t have access to a running store (like me), you might end up going through a lot of expensive trial and error, so I’m going to share a few tips and tricks on how to choose the right pair of shoes for your feet.

Click this link right now, and read ALL of it. Trust me. When I was having issues with my feet, I realized that I had the wrong shoes, and after lots of research, I came across Running Advisor and finally found the right shoes for my feet.

So which shoes are the right shoes for me? The New Balance 760s.

They are very light weight, super-cushioned in the heel, and offer moderate stability control. A good overall shoe for a neutral runner like myself. I’ve worn them out for several shorter runs, and last weekend for my 10-miler, and I was jumping for joy after that run because my feet felt so good. That’s me, third from left! Check that air I’m catching!

About New Balance

New Balance began as a Boston-based arch support company in the early 1900′s, developed into a specialized shoe manufacturer in the 1970′s, and has grown to become a leading global athletic products company. Since the days of selling arch supports to police officers and waiters, New Balance has been a brand concerned with meeting the needs of the everyday athlete. Part of producing superior footwear and athletic apparel is manufacturing it to fit all widths and sizes, because a better fit produces better performance.

Giveaway:

New Balance has provided the Sisterhood with a pair of 760s to give away to one lucky reader!

This highly responsive trainer has a performance fit and was developed for runners seeking premium cushioning and a moderate level of stability. The successor to the popular 769, the lightweight 760 features the TS2® medial post, ABZORB® in the forefoot and advanced N-ergy® cushioning in the heel to give serious runners an edge. Available in men’s and women’s sizes, and in a variety of widths.

Retail value: $99.99

How to enter:

  1. Tell us about your most embarrassing fitness related moment! Did you fall off the treadmill at the gym? Did underwear fall out of your shorts while you were on the elliptical? We want to know!
  2. For an extra entry, follow New Balance on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway! Be sure you’re following the Sisterhood on Twitter so we’ll see your tweet, and make sure to come back and leave a separate comment for the extra entry.
  3. For an additional entry, grab a badge, and blog about Sisterhood Running Month. Again, leave a separate comment for an additional entry.
  4. For one last chance at winning those awesome shoes, join the Run Sister, Run group in the ‘hood!

Giveaway will run through next Saturday, May 8th at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time. Winner will be chosen via random.org and announced the next day!

Disclosure: New Balance is the official running shoe of Team Shrinking Jeans, and they provided our team with 740 or 760 running shoes at no charge. We were not paid to write this post, and our opinions are our own.

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Category: Fitness, Giveaways, Product Reviews, Running, The Sisterhood

About Christy: Thirty-six year-old wife and mom to BJ (8) and Mia (4). I'm the editor at the Sisterhood, a Feingold mom, I really love to run (really), read, cook amazing things, and photography is my fledging passion. My motivation is motivating other people to realize they can do this whole weight-loss and exercise thing. I'm living proof! View author profile.

  • Nancy

    I was walk/running with a friend two summers ago and fell and twisted my ankle/foot. We were on one of the busier streets in our town, so to avoid further embarrassment, I popped back up like a weeble (remember weebles wobble but they don't fall down?). I had to limp back the six blocks home. The worst part was that I ruined my favorite pair of workout pants. This is also the injury that I didn't doctor for and really should have. It still bothers me to this day. Was that a long enough story to win? I'd really love to win you know!

  • Nancy

    Following New Balance

  • Nancy

    tweeted about the giveaway

  • Nancy

    I just posted the button and I promise to blog about it tonight, but I'm just running out the door to babysit the grandkids and then having the whole family over for the twins birthday dinner. I promise I'll post when everyone goes home.

  • Nancy

    I joined Run Sister Run.

  • http://breakingupwithmybestfriendfood.blogspot.com/ Jolene

    I can't believe I have to relive my most embarrassing fitness moment~I try not to think about it anymore! So, my mother always said she should have named me “Grace” as I am a total klutz so naturally I have had my share of fitness misshaps—I have fallen backwards shot off a treadmill, missed a stair step on the stair stepper, and tripped in front of thousands coming across the finish line of my first 12K; however my MOST embarrassing fitness moment comes from my current favorite exercise love-Zumba! I like to be up front as I am short and need to see since there is no verbal cuing so I am up at the front of a room full of people sporting my new capris from sams club and there seems to be a lot of laughter and chatter behind me but no one says anything to me, do the class and then get home and as I am getting undressed realize that there is no seam sewn in the pants and I was flashing the whole class the WHOLE time and no one said anything! I was so embarrassed I almost didn't go back, but luckily I wasn't going commando….and I love Zumba too much! So there, now anything you do isn't so bad…..and ps. I really need a new pair of shoes :) really I even say that at the craps table all the time “Momma needs a new pair of shoes!”

  • present_time

    I don't know which to choose from so I will divulge both. My most recent fitness mishap happened when I was in a Judo/MMA fight class and was going to do a roundhouse kick and I farted, rather loudly. Fortunately I was fighting my boyfriend who has been in martial arts for years and just laughed and said it happens to everyone at some point. Despite his kind words, I still refused to kick for the rest of the night. The other incident happened after a 50k. My first and only 50k went well and I was so proud to have made it without incident until…after I got a little food in my system caused some MAJOR tummy upset. All those nerves finally caught up with me and I was not near a restroom so I literally had to go into the woods (hopefully far enough away from everyone else, I never heard anything from anyone else) to relieve myself with only a few kleenex that my mom had. I am sure a bear poo's in the woods and I can promise you that I do poo in the woods.

  • present_time

    Following NB and tweeted :)

  • present_time

    Joined Run sister, run :)

  • Lacey

    Joined Run Sister, Run!

  • Lacey

    UGH! My most embarassing fitness mishap was when I was in college and went to go play some raquetball with the girls. As we were leaving, we noticed a couple guys from our dorm floor playing as well (for the record, these were not the cute guys we would always flirt with, just nice guys we knew). I proceeded to make a pig face against the window for their court. You know, when you pull up your nose! Unbeknownst to me, one of the guys decided to bang on the window, the plexi-glass window, which is actually quite bendable! Thus, it flexed just enough to bust my front tooth in half! The moral of the story…don't make pig faces on plexi-glass windows!

  • http://www.superdumbsupervillain.com/ superdumb

    My complete lack of rhythm was always incredibly humiliating in aerobics classes. Sigh.

  • Nancy

    As promised….here's my post.
    http://bacardimama.blogspot.com/2010/05/i-run-w…

  • http://www.thekrumwiedesix.blogspot.com/ Kristin__OneCrazyMamaof4

    Hands down my most embarassing exercise moment actually came this past week… I agreed to go 'running' with a friend… I was upfront in that I told her that I hadn't ran in a LONG TIME…and would need to start my couch to 5k Program over… well I didn't even make it through the 2nd set of 60 second runs before I was wanting to throw up on the trail… friend there or not… I wanted to toss my cookies…. thankfully there was a complete stranger behind us on the trail otherwise I am pretty sure I would have let myself hurl…. :(

  • http://www.thekrumwiedesix.blogspot.com/ Kristin__OneCrazyMamaof4

    I am following New Balance :)

  • dianestokes

    My most embarrassing fitness moment would probably be the time I was doing a Navy PT test. I had to hold down the feet for a young lady while she did her sit-ups. As soon as she began her sit-ups and was about to touch her elbows to her knees, out squeaked a little poot. Down on her back, she grimaced and quietly apologized. Up – poot – down, it happened at least 3 more times.

    I had to keep count of her numbers, so I couldn't just stand up and walk away. I was embarrassed for myself and for her.

  • present_time

    Lol. I can totally relate, that's why I am scared to try Zumba :)

  • dianestokes

    I am following @ShrinkingJeans and @NewBalance. I also retweeted your link to this entry. I am @DSinAZ

  • dianestokes

    I posted a blog update about my upcoming run on May 8th using a Run Sister Run badge. http://hazelfied.blogspot.com/2010/05/run-siste…

  • dianestokes

    I joined the Run Sister Run group :)

  • http://www.thekrumwiedesix.blogspot.com/ Kristin__OneCrazyMamaof4
  • http://www.thekrumwiedesix.blogspot.com/ Kristin__OneCrazyMamaof4

    http://twitter.com/OneCrazyMamaof4

    I tweeted as well….

  • http://www.jeninreallife.com/ jeninRL

    I dont really have an embarrassing gym story because I have never really been in a gym. Just walking in was embarrassing.

  • http://www.jeninreallife.com/ jeninRL

    I have however, fallen and sprained my ankle walking my dog!!

  • http://www.jeninreallife.com/ jeninRL

    I follow @newbalance

  • http://www.jeninreallife.com/ jeninRL

    I joined RSR on the hood!

  • charpenette

    I didn't fall off the treadmill, but I had that moment where I got off and my legs were still wanting to move like they were on the treadmill… and move they did, careening me right into a support pole.

  • allysonlyon

    I was biking once and wiped out in front of some really hot guys. It was horrifying.

  • allysonlyon

    I am following new balance and tweeted it. :))

  • allysonlyon

    I joined run sister run!

  • allysonlyon

    I snagged a new button, I LOVE THEM! http://butiamone.blogspot.com/

  • http://alguires.blogspot.com Elaine A.

    We had a gym where I used to work and had a yoga class twice a week. While pregnant with Gavin I was going once a week and toward the end of one of the classes I was so relaxed and we were doing this REALLY relaxing position and I “tooted.” Thankfully it was just me and one other co-worker that I knew pretty well so we kept it our “little secret.” And we laughed. HARD. But still. EMBARRASSING.

  • jessbee21

    I was at the gym with my sister and I was on the treadmill. I had pulled a muscle in my leg and was going VERY slow. We were both watching the same show on the tv's and something really funny that took me by surprise happened on the show- so funny that I fell off of the treadmill. Then my sister fell off because she was laughing so hard at me. Not my finest moment :)

  • http://alguires.blogspot.com Elaine A.

    Now following New Balance. Here's my tweet! http://twitter.com/elainea/statuses/13281965940

  • http://lifewiththegrovers.blogspot.com amanda

    So I was running on the treadmill and I wanted to change the song on my MP3 player which I had on an armband. While trying to run and maneuver my MP3 player I lost my balance and fell of the treadmill! Thankfully I wasnt to hurt mostly embarrassed.

  • http://lifewiththegrovers.blogspot.com amanda

    following both the sisterhood and new balance on twitter and tweeted
    http://twitter.com/amalgrover/status/13283561688

  • http://lifewiththegrovers.blogspot.com amanda

    joined the run sister, run group:)

  • Tobey13

    Good for Canadian residents too or just you US'ens?

  • Becky

    my lack of rhythm is my most embarrassing moment. Especially when I was doing it with the senior citizens who were naturals at it.

  • Becky

    following new balance (jrdnc88)

  • Becky

    joined the group run sister run

  • becky

    http://bdavisnc88.blogspot.com/ Displayed your badge on proflie

  • becky

    tweeted about giveaway, new balance and shrinking jeans.
    https://twitter.com/jrdnc88/status/13285446949

  • beckymoffat

    I don't know if I can think of my most embarrassing moment (I am sure there are plenty since i am a huge klutz). More recently I would get embarrassed at the gym when I'd get on a piece of equipment and for the life of me can't figure out how to work it. Or on a weight machine and I can't get the seat adjusted. Things like that kind of make me glad not to belong to the gym anymore :)

  • shawnaobrien

    My most embarrassing fitness related moment was when I fell off the Step in Step Aerobics class and landed on my behind. To make things worse, the class was packed and was working out in the front of the class, so pretty much there was not a person there that did not get a great view of my embarrasing moment.

    ShawnaMichelle@ymail.com

  • shawnaobrien

    I follow New Balance & the Sisterhood on Twitter and tweeted about this giveaway.
    http://twitter.com/ShawnaMichelle2/status/13291…

    ShawnaMichelle@ymail.com

  • BrookeF

    no doubt my most embarrassing fitness moment was when the 77+ year old lady in the back brace passed me during my half marathon. obviously i have issues with pride!

  • BrookeF

    tweeted! :) (and now following @newbalance)

  • BrookeF

    already a “run sister run” group member!

  • BrookeF

    http://smartstrongsexy.blogspot.com/2010/05/sma…

    blogged about it (mixed in with my race report)

  • http://www.littleladybugthatcould.blogspot.com ladybugs714

    I think my most embarassing fitness moment was when I was walking to the Ohio State game and stepped off a curve and twisted my ankle…at the begining of what was to be a long day! Ouch still sometimes hurts when it rains!

  • http://www.littleladybugthatcould.blogspot.com ladybugs714

    I follow New Balance on Twitter

  • http://www.littleladybugthatcould.blogspot.com ladybugs714
  • http://kyratx-afoodiegetsfit.blogspot.com Kyra (@KyraTX)

    Yup. That was me falling off the treadmill. I learned the hard way that I can't watch TV and walk on a treadmill at the same time… I once fell over the side of a low diving board too. Not into the water either.

  • bekkib73

    I am following New Balance and I tweeted about the giveaway!

  • http://lavidalori.blogspot.com/ Lori

    My most embarrassing moment? Realizing I was singing along with my iPod – at the top of my lungs!

  • http://lavidalori.blogspot.com/ Lori
  • http://lavidalori.blogspot.com/ Lori

    I have the badge on my sidebar @ http://lavidalori.blogspot.com

  • http://lavidalori.blogspot.com/ Lori

    I am a member of the Run, Sister, Run group in The Hood!

  • suemac

    Follow on twitter and tweeted it!

  • suemac

    Following New Balance on twitter.

  • suemac

    I was running with my hubs one morning and when we were about a quarter of a mile from home I tripped over my own feet and fell. I scrapped up both of my knees, my hands and my face. My left eye was just about swollen shut! I literally fell on my face. I had to take my girl to the doctors that morning for a check up and I felt like I needed to wear a sign that said, “I fell running, my hubs didn't beat me up!” So, for the next few days, everyone asked me what happened….. and do you know how embarrassing it is to say you're just a clumsy runner?

  • suemac

    Joined Run, Sister, Run

  • suemac

    Got a button and typing out my post now….

  • http://boisetwit.blogspot.com/ senos

    Ok, it's hard for me to pick just one embarrassing fitness moment because I've had MANY!
    I'll spare ya the details & give one that doesn't involve my exposed body parts :)
    I was coaching Special Olympics softball & because we were a unified player short, I ended up filling in & playing at the last minute. So, I race to the car & changed in to my softball shorts to play more comfortably (I thought). Well, in the middle of the game, I bent down for a ground ball & felt like my shorts felt funny, but they looked ok, so I kept playing. It wasn't until the end of the game, when we were giving the other team the high five-congrats, that someone smacked my tush & their hand got caught up in my pocket. Um.. Yeah, I'd been wearing my shorts backwards the entire time!! It wouldn't have been so bad if they didn't have POCKETS to give me away. At no time did anyone tell me & I felt like such an ASS when I was taking them off that night!

  • http://boisetwit.blogspot.com/ senos

    Blogged about it at boiseTWIT.blogspot.com :)

  • http://boisetwit.blogspot.com/ senos

    Following & Tweeted here: http://twitter.com/BoiseTWIT

  • http://shepdogg.blogspot.com/ Tirah

    My most embarrassing fitness moment was YEARS ago. I was in 7th grade running up and down the slide for a good calf work out. I fell off and broke BOTH of my wrists. It was horrible. I started 7th grade a new school and my first year of Junior High with 2 broken wrists. I’ve never done the great calf work out again.

  • http://shepdogg.blogspot.com/ Tirah

    Following New Balance on Twitter and tweeted under Shepdogg_ut

  • http://shepdogg.blogspot.com/ Tirah

    Sporting a new cool badge on my blog!

  • http://shepdogg.blogspot.com/ Tirah

    Member of Run, Sister Run on the hood. I’m just starting the C25K program so I would LOVE to win this.

  • themelodramatic

    My most embarrassing moment? Wearing shorts I should have tested BEFORE I went to the gym. They rode up SO badly. I had to practically hold my shorts down the WHOLE time.

  • themelodramatic

    Joined run sister run!

  • Megan

    Call me crazy, but I can't think of any super humiliating gym stories! Maybe I have a high threshold for humiliation? I would still love the shoes though;)

  • kateb

    Nothing really stands out as embarrassing except that I tend to get to daydreaming when walking or running and then I trip. So far I've always caught myself before falling. :)

  • kateb

    Tweeted about it too!

  • Katherine Hovorka

    The most embarrassing moment for me would have to be the time I was meeting a guy on a first date a few years ago and we were going to do a hike. I was rockin the new fancy runners and half way through the hike I had to show him what great stamina I had. I jumped off the regular path and started up a steeper path. I had no idea what I was doing and slipped all the way back down practically on top of my date. My new shoes didn't look so hot anymore!

  • mae

    i was walking outside a few summers back…this was before i had lost the 50 pounds…so my walk was never a run. NEVER. i was walking along jamming out having a very awesome moment when i saw a snake not a big one, a little not threating snake. and i jumped and ran! omg, at that point i never ran anywhere. ever. and this lady saw me, whom i've seen time and time again, we walk the same time of day. i told her i saw a snake and she ask if that was why i was running, because she's never seen me run before :( i've kinda made it my goal in life to run sometimes, just a lil bit.

  • mae

    i joined run sister run this afternoon. &i'm following new balance on twitter!

  • reneeakacutiebootycakes

    Hmm, Christie have you been reading my blog? I fell of the treadmill at a hotel gym and I thought it was hysterical. No one blinked, everyone kept doing their thing at the gym while I flew across the room!

  • reneeakacutiebootycakes

    I'm following NB and tweeted -http://twitter.com/ReneeJRoss/status/13423402593

  • reneeakacutiebootycakes

    The badge is up on my weigh-in Wednesday post.

  • reneeakacutiebootycakes

    I joined the Run Sister Run group.

  • morningsidemom

    Most embarrassing moment? Oh dare I post it. Well, I reeeeeally want these shoes so ok fine, I'll do it. I started running last year. It was a “Forest Gump” moment. I just walked out my door, looked down the road and started running. I realized that I preferred a good long run over dealing with my kids at the “witching hour” (you know 5pm until bedtime when they totally and utterly fall apart). Anyway, I was running one evening with my ipod on – it was loud. So I was in my own world. And there was a pack of kids ahead. I barely noticed. But just as I was coming up to them (oh this is mortifying) I er “passed gas” I should say. Loudly. It happens when you run, you know? Anyway, they died laughing. Rolling. Overreacting, I'd say. Anyway. I sped up and got out of there as quick as I could, totally ignoring them, acting as if I had no idea what they were laughing at. It was just my shoe, right? UGH. I am sure they are still telling the story. And yes, I've changed my running route since. MORTIFYING.
    (And I am entering because I am running with some sorry looking worn out running shoes. I really need a new pair so am kind of lusting after these…)

  • morningsidemom

    Following New Balance and Sisterhood and tweeted about this contest.

  • babyboy3

    I joined the run sister run group on the hood.

  • babyboy3

    I can't think of a huge embarrassing moment like some others but I do recall tooting quite often when I was in track in High School when we would do certain stretches. It was always embarrassing.

  • jaimeesorensen

    I was bike riding with my husband and tried to “jump” up on the curb and totally missed it! I and my bike went down right at the corner of a busy intersection. I jumped up, pride a but bruised and went home!!

  • jaimeesorensen

    tweeted about it!!

  • http://musingsofthesixties.blogspot.com Mary

    I can't say that I can talk about my MOST embarrassing moment because I have several that are tied for first and they all involve falling. I don't think I'm a clumsy person but I tend to get caught up checking out the scenery as I jog along.

  • http://musingsofthesixties.blogspot.com Mary

    Also I joined the Run Sister run challenge.

  • Jess

    I had just gotten done with a great workout and I was feeling good when I walked out of my college gym. As I was walking out the door, I tripped over my own feet and twisted my ankle as everyone was going into the entrance next to me for the lunch rush. Really? There couldn't have been a cooler way to get injured?

  • babyboy3

    I grabbed a badge and added it to my post.

  • http://superhotchicaintraining.blogspot.com/ Super Hot Chica in Training

    Once I tried to teach a swing dance class and failed miserably. Thankfully we all muddled through and now I can ruefully laugh at myself.

  • rainbwsnkittns

    Thanks for the tips on running shoes!

    My most embarrassing moment would have to be when I fell off my spinning bike. Yes, a stationary bike. I don't even know how I did it, but the worse part was that I fell into a puddle of sweat. Yum!

  • rainbwsnkittns

    tweeted about this!

  • della24

    I have been lucky to not have any recent really embarassing stories to tell. I am sure they will start coming since I am taking up running. However, after having my baby my first worokout was right after I got released for activity. I was doing some ab work on the ball, seeing that I had just had c-section 8 weeks early not a good idea. Anyway, I was crunching away when I felt a sharp pain in my abdomin. Needless to say that I stopped working out immediately. So I got some water and took a break and the pain was mild but felt like pressure so i just pushed a little to relieve some of pressure and well needles to say I had a BM all over myself and it was running down my leg. I ran straight to the locker room, however on my way their I left a trail. TOTALLY GROSS and EMBARRASSING. Needless to say i changed gyms.

  • ruthdietprocrastinator

    Although I have had the underwear incident, that wasn't the worst! I was biking on campus in college, and while avoiding some pedestrians my wheel slipped off the edge of the road and onto some gravel. Cue spectacular crash! I went one way, the bike went another, and about 20 people ran over to see if I survived. I was absolutely fine, but I felt pretty dumb to have wrecked in front of all those people. I'd much rather have running shoes than a new bike!

  • Natalie V.

    Well, this is embarrassing. Years ago, I signed up to take group tennis lessons. Being an inexperienced tampon user…you guessed it, tampon came out while I was on the tennis court! Still can't play tennis. and, I never tried to use tampons again. please note: I've never told this story to anyone–New Balance shoes are my favorite. In fact, they're the only tennis shoes I'll buy. I'd love to win this pair.

  • Natalie V.

    Lexiquin (that's me) is following both you and NB on Twitter

  • Natalie V.
  • Natalie V.

    Joined the SistaHood…have my doubts about ever being a runner; however, I'm sure you'll inspired me :)

  • http://www.christlikemommy.blogspot.com Kimberly

    Once I was riding a friends bike around the neighborhood and some of the neighborhood guys were watching, so I tried to show off, but ended up hitting the front brakes on the bicycle and flew over the handle bars onto my head. I ended up with a head injury, and scrapes all down the left side of my body.

  • http://www.christlikemommy.blogspot.com Kimberly

    Following New Balance and tweeted the giveaway!

  • colleensimply

    following @newbalance and tweeted about the giveaway.

  • http://colleenruns.blogspot.com Colleen

    My most embarrassing exercising moment happened in high school gym class. We were studying tennis and for who know what reason I thought it would be funny to jump over the net which was fine because I totally cleared it, but I decided to try it again and caught my toe in the net which chucked me to the ground leaving me with a really badly sprained wrist, a twisted elbow and bruises all over. Yeah, not so funny. Or at least not for me, I'm sure some of my class got a good laugh. Thank goodness it wasn't a co-ed class.

  • http://colleenruns.blogspot.com Colleen

    grabbed a badge and blogged about Sisterhood Running Month

    http://colleenruns.blogspot.com/2010/05/run.html

  • http://colleenruns.blogspot.com Colleen

    also joined Run sister, run.

  • Carrie

    Following both and tweeted about it.

  • Carrie

    Tripping over the step in step in class

  • Carrie

    Joined run sister run

  • http://www.littleladybugthatcould.blogspot.com ladybugs714
  • http://www.littleladybugthatcould.blogspot.com ladybugs714

    I joined Run Sister Run

  • tonia_k

    The most embarrassing moment that comes to mind was this past weekend. I was walking in a 5K race with my dog. About 5 minutes into the race, she pauses to take a giant poop. So I had to stand there and wait for the dog to do her business, while all these other people are walking by, some staring and some trying hard not to stare.

  • tonia_k

    Joined Run Sister Run.

  • tonia_k

    Grabbed a badge and blogged. http://becomingafitchick.wordpress.com/2010/05/…

  • tonia_k

    Following New Balance!

  • http://thesassymama.blogspot.com Heather

    Effing TOM! HA HA HA HA HA!

  • http://www.melgetsfit.com TheDailyMel

    I'm not entering the drawing since I already have a new pair of these shoes (they're GREAT!), but thought I would share one of my embarrassing fitness moments that happened during my freshman year in college. I had just recently started dating a guy who was from Florida and his brother came into town to visit. We all decided to go out for a run together because the first snow of the year was falling and neither of them had ever seen snow. When we were finishing up the run, we were cutting through a parking lot and got into a bit of a snowball fight. I was running toward the brother with a HUGE snowball in my hand about to pelt him when I tripped on one of the concrete car stops in a parking space. I fell face first onto the pavement and actually knocked myself unconscious for about a minute. Yeah, totally not a good look. LOL

  • Bari_F

    My most embarrassing moment was probably vloging about today's 10k (don't worry, it's coming!) It's either that, or trying zumba with my complete and utter lack of moves.

  • Bari_F

    I followed New Balance and tweeted.

  • Bari_F

    I've grabbed a button an blogged. Mentioned in one of last week's posts and will mention again with my race report if my vlog ever finishes uploading to youtube :D

  • Bari_F

    Joined the group :)

  • http://sjtksbgibbons.blogspot.com *Sandi*

    I have a very strict rule not to do any form of exercise where anyone can see me. That way I don't have any embarrassing moments. I am sure that just watching me try to get this fat body moving is pretty dang funny. I would laugh!

  • http://sjtksbgibbons.blogspot.com *Sandi*

    I joined the group. Does that mean that I have to run now? j/k

  • Barbara Green

    Did you see that picture of New Balance Jump for Joy? My daughter is the second from the left. She has been singing the praises of the New Balance shoes as the team shoe. She and her team have inspired me to begin running again. I need decent shoes. My most embarrassing moment is not in a gym,but a grocery store. It is related to exercise. I played coed soccer for years and usually was the team mom, meaning I was the oldest on the team. Anyway, I was introducing a young man on my team to my husband one day in the grocery store. As I was finishing the introduction I said, “I almost didn't recognize you with your clothes on.” Long silent pause while I was dying realizing my blunder meaning of course in street clothes rather than soccer uniform. My husband still likes to give me a hard time over that one.

  • http://www.whooosthatgirl.com Lissa_ShrinkingJeans

    WINNER!!!! Congrats! Email support@shrinkingjeans.net with your mailing info!

  • http://christy.shrinkingjeans.net Christy_TheSistherhood

    Hi Heather's mom!! In that jump for joy picture, I'm on on the right-hand side of your daughter! She was visiting me :) She's pretty awesome, which means you're pretty awesome for making her that way! She told me you were trying to get back into running, and I'm so excited for you!!! Take it slow, and keep us posted.

    Don't be a stranger, okay? :)

  • http://christy.shrinkingjeans.net Christy_TheSistherhood

    Also, your embarrassing story sounds totally like something I would do! HILARIOUS!!

  • http://www.whooosthatgirl.com Lissa_ShrinkingJeans

    HILARIOUS!! I am so glad you are giving running another try! Your daughter is THE BEST! xoxo

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  • http://www.melgetsfit.com TheDailyMel

    Hi Barbara! I'm so glad that you posted. :) We *love* Heather! I'm definitely the “team mom” of Team Shrinking Jeans. I've got a good 10-15 years on all of them. LOL

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