text: Running is a good way to sweat out yesterdays booze That is sciencennSo in training for my first half marathon I realize it is newshoe time And since my last few pairs of Asics were salerack Sports Authority numbers I decide to enlist some professional help A friends recommendation sends me to Road Runner where they have some fancy gizmo to help me find the perfect shoes nnOne catch It is in Tempe Marketplace nnI brace myself for the onslaught of s onehitwonder pop songs as I open the car door My head hurts already At least there are not any sullen high school kids in sight nnLets get this over withnnShoe salesmen are always a bit creepy I am looking at you Fashion Square Dillards But Road Runners employees manage to mix the traditional sleazy shoe guy with a running nut In other words even creepier And definitely with more unnecessary pep nnThey chat me up size my feet test my pressure points and put me on a treadmill barefoot Fortyfive minutes later I am out the door with the same shoes I probably would have picked on my own nnNext time I will wear the new pair out So I can run to the car