The most important part of the race, aside from training, is the running shoe. WESH 2 visited Track Shack, which puts on the OUC Orlando Half Marathon, to find the right gear.

Chris Hughes, Track Shack's vice president of retail operations, encouraged people to come in saying, "Our goal is to help you think less, so if you come see one of our fit experts, we're going to watch you walk, analyze your gait and whether you need more cushion."

Hughes said shoes have various offerings from a more structured arch to a seamless upper tongue. There are also technical shoes that help with timing in races. There are just as many sock options as shoes. Track Shack offers cushion, compression and dri-FIT sock options.

"What's great with all of our socks in this Florida heat and humidity, they're mad

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