Which training shoes?
jamieuwe
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Hi guys
I am new to all this and i am totally swamped out with all the many types of training shoes out on the market. I know a lot of it is personal taste, but i was hoping that someone would know a decent brand/style, etc to go for.
I want them to be light and obviously not rub me, but not really to sure what else is recommended.
Any help with this would be great.[:o]
I am new to all this and i am totally swamped out with all the many types of training shoes out on the market. I know a lot of it is personal taste, but i was hoping that someone would know a decent brand/style, etc to go for.
I want them to be light and obviously not rub me, but not really to sure what else is recommended.
Any help with this would be great.[:o]
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hope that some help
madnurse (phil)
Some of the bigger races may have a visiting van full of one brand of trainers where you can borrow some trainers to try out - either for a race or simply for a training run. Nike do this but also I beleive New Balance and Brookes are at it too. There is no pressure to buy either.
Once you know fairly much what you want then you get some good deals through the mail order companies that advertise in mags like Runners World and not forgetting 220 Triathlon! Wiggle are a good example.
Hope this helps.
chis
I did the 'specialist shoe shop' thing when i started out and had the misfortune of being sold exactly the wrong type of shoe - which resulted in a season long battle with ITB syndome - being a novice runner only served to amplify the prblem.
A single trip to the podiatrist for video analysis, followed by custom inserts and a list of shoes i should be choosing from sorted the problem in a few short weeks and i've not looked back since.
Cost? £65ish for initail visit.
Some GOOD running shoe specialists will analyse your gait for you which will save a visit to a podiatrist (which can be very expensive especially if they sell you some specialist made to measure orthotics).
One thing you can do which is cheap and a reliable indicator is the wet foot test to see if you have a normal foot plant or whether you tend to pronate or not - see Runners World web site for more help before rushing to the local podiatrist. I would save that for the time when you really need it.
chis
I am a new runner. Always been into sports, especially football, but found that the continual twists and turns associated with the sport has left me with light hip problems. Whilst running i do not seem to get any reaction to these problems, so have taken to this to keep me fit.
Im doing the Bristol half Marathon in September as a way to gradually building up to doing something more challenging. lets see how the half marathon goes first though!