Store works with runners, doctors to get the right fit
from Honolulu Advertiser
By Oscar A. Hernandez
Special to The Advertiser
Carolyn Ching may be walking the Honolulu Marathon this December, but she still wants to make sure she has the right shoe.
“My podiatrist diagnosed me with overpronation of both feet, and Morton’s neuroma (an enlarged nerve that usually occurs between the third and fourth toe),” Ching said. “He recommended orthotics to be worn inside my shoe.”
Ching, who is training with the Honolulu Marathon Clinic and works out at a health club, has been going to The Running Room on Kapahulu Avenue for the past two years for her shoes.
On a recent visit, Ching was being helped by Gaston Ly.”
Gaston was very knowledgeable about my condition,” Ching said.
Ly is the assistant manager, having worked at the store for nearly eight years. A former runner for Roosevelt High’s track and cross country teams, Ly has taken classes in kinesiology, sports medicine and weight training.
“This ‘academic’ knowledge helps most when assisting customers who come from their doctor’s office with foot/leg related problems, which allows me to understand (our) customers’ needs in order to help their doctor with their prescribed recovery process,” Ly said.
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