You can tell by the way I move my butt....

[Lynds]

thats I have wonky donkey legs apparently....

So today I have receovered from ice bath and had intended to go Eventing (horse thing, Dressage, Showjump and Cross Country) however mother nature thought otherwise and as its snowing here all day I didn't go. (Annoyingly It was not cancelled either as apparently no snow in Norfolk! and so I lose £75 entry fee!) any way to cheer self up decided to go to our local 'proper' independent running/triathalon shop to look for trainers...

Got there feeling a bit of a fake, and nice young (and bit lush, although I was with husband so no flirting allowed) guy helped me - had to run up and down in a barn area for 'gait analysis'... very self aware of 'powerful' glutes (otherwise know as big bum) in skinny jeans as I ran up and down for him... god, how cringe... anyway apparenly I have one very good 'straight' leg (left, which had sore ankle) and one wonky leg, which rolls in. (which would explain sore hip and knee on that leg).

My requirements were, suitable for road and some off road (but not heavy duty just tracks etc) and NOT NOT NOT pink or lilac.

After an hour of umming and ahhing (I have NEVER ever ummed and ahhed so much over a pair of shoes in my life and I am quite 'Essex' ) I brought the pair pictured here...which are hybrid New Balance so i can use for road and off road.

Now I'd just like the wind to stop gusting snow horizontally at 40mph and maybe I'll give them a run out tomorrow! (They'll never look as lovely and new again...)

[Lynds Graduate]

umm. Photo of trainers won't upload, you'll just have to imagine them!

[Oldgirl Graduate in reply to Lynds]

Photo must be less than 2MB so if its bigger reduce the image size that may help. Whats wrong with pink and lilac!?!

[Lynds Graduate in reply to Oldgirl]

Nothing.... just not to my taste....

Have a bit of issue with any womens sports or outdoor clothing only coming in 'pink, lilac or pale blue'... any bright colours might startle us perhaps?....

[runner45 Graduate]

hello another horsey runner! I used to ride twice a week and now (kids and job) can't but I'm rediscovering all my local hacking routes as a runner. Up hills not as much fun as they are riding though.

Does running help with your riding? I was wondering how it would be getting back on a horse after a couple of years off

[Lynds Graduate in reply to runner45]

To be honest at the moment not really as I seem to be injured a lot more from running now and that affects the riding, but the plan was to try to get fitter for riding!

I am hopefull it will help longer term though.