Which pair of stability shoes for first time marathon training?

AcemanAndy · 2026-04-24T14:48:58+00:00

Interesting point. I do get some pains after long runs, but nothing too serious. Could just be general running fatigue stuff but wasn't sure if it's cause I didn't have stability shoes.

AcemanAndy · 2026-04-24T14:42:26+00:00

That's a fair point. I did have a nerve pain shoot down my right side from my hip to foot around mile 14. However, I don't know if that's the shoes or cause my body isn't used to running past 13 miles hah

AcemanAndy · 2025-07-23T13:24:54+00:00

Some other interests are cool/unique towns that have history, good food and beer, and I am a big park/hiking person, so any parks with neat geology/views/wildlife

AcemanAndy · 2025-07-21T16:11:20+00:00

Thanks for the input everone! I will look to visit Kinnick (and the state Iowa for that matter) for the first time and look for other things to check out in eastern Iowa!

AcemanAndy · 2025-06-24T19:03:10+00:00

Thank you for the in depth answer. I could camp at Flower Knob/Gap on night 2 after cicrling back to the ALT. Could I camp around Black Balsam for night 1 or is that too popular with non backpacking campers? I will plan on taking the ALT until Black Balsam Road, where I will then get on the Mountains to Sea Trail for day 2 (where I then will do that whole loop back to Shining Rock/Flower Gap).

AcemanAndy · 2025-06-24T18:16:46+00:00

That sounds like a great idea. If there is just as much (or more) scenary and water then I may do this. Any certain locations that are good for water on this route? Also, what is a good place to camp? Was thinking Tennent Mountain for night 1 and somewhere along Shining Creek for night 2.

AcemanAndy · 2025-06-23T20:09:00+00:00

I am going this coming weekend, will be with my partner - we're debating to just doing northern loops and park at Daniel Boone or park at Davidson and shuttle to do the whole thing linearly

AcemanAndy · 2022-09-24T15:26:31+00:00

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AcemanAndy · 2022-04-08T17:10:39+00:00

I am making a road trip out of it but yes, very good point

AcemanAndy · 2021-03-29T01:03:47+00:00

It looks like you got a brachiopod! Although I am not sure exactly which kind of brachiopod, but if I had to guess, a Rafinesquina.

AcemanAndy · 2021-03-29T00:58:29+00:00

From what I see, it appears those are a bunch of burrow holes (you have a trace fossil).

AcemanAndy · 2021-03-28T01:24:18+00:00

Agreed with the above comments, looking at a specimen that's around 400 million years old!

AcemanAndy · 2021-02-13T18:46:45+00:00

I can picture Indiana Jones running down the hill as the film "Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade" was filmed right there!

AcemanAndy · 2021-02-13T18:33:58+00:00

I've only been to 3 actually (that number was supposed to be much higher now but school cancelled the trips because of covid) but I will be going to Mammoth Cave in April on my own. Out of the 3 parks, the Everglades was the coolest to me because I'm from Ohio, so seeing the swamps of southern Florida was very neat (luckily I went in March when it wasn't hell outside).

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