New shoes

Forgot to mention that I visited a running store in a city about 40 minutes away from home. Very nice store called Fitness Sports. The guy who helped me was genuinely helpful and interested in my "newbie" runner discussion. It seems like the shoes I've been wearing are the right ones. I tried on what had to be 10 different shoes. He was the one bringing out all the shoes, I wasn't really requesting them. So, I didn't feel bad about taking up that extra time. (Except that my husband and kids were waiting in the car!) I picked out the Brooks Defyance, which happened to be on sale. They are in a strip mall. Behind the store, there is a hallway that runs between all the stores. There, you can run back and forth to try the shoes out. That helped a lot.