Suggestions for a good running shoes? :)

kaivygravy

Well, I've been trying to run a few miles this week. All I have is my old rubber shoes from highschool. I need one and I don't know where to start looking. Any suggestions?

Thank you in advance!!

RoxieDawn

Best advice: go to your local fitness store that specializes in running shoes and get fitted. I also was tested for heal and toe pressure and what i was doing in my running strides and was fitted for an insole. Best money I ever spent.

Don't spend a $100 plus dollars on shoes you cannot take back. I did and they were used 3 times out doors and now they are sitting in a box in my closet.

isulo_kura

What are good running shoes for me and you could be totally different. There are many factors from weight, running gait to the type of running you want to do. If you have access to a specialist running store I would suggest visiting them and talking to them about your need. Any recommendation I make would be pointless as it would just apply to me.

annekka

Good running shoes are the shoes that work for you as a runner. You won't know what shoes work for you until you get yourself to a running store and have them evaluate your gait and stride etc.

meraki78

Asics are my favorite, love the look of a lot of Nike but they can't compare with the comfort!

yugevorgsum

In 1984, I bought my first pair of Hi-Tec Silver Shadows: I have been running in the same type of shoe ever since. They are still some of the cheapest shoes around but have worked well for me in all these years. Agree with isulo_kura and anneka ... it is really what works for you. I haven't ever been to a specialist shop but maybe I have just been lucky (although, thinking about it, the odds on it being luck over the course of 31 years are pretty remote) - possibly my body has adjusted to my shoes rather than the other way around :0)

MeanderingMammal

kaivygravy wrote: »

Any suggestions?

The right shoe is the one that suits your running gait, weight, the type of surface that you run on and how far you run. What's right for me might be completely unsuitable for you. With that in mind ignore any specific suggestions here.

I'd support the suggestions to go and get some proper advice, and try some options. A decent store will have a returns policy that'll allow you to take them back if they're not right

mwyvr

Get thee to a running specialty store and let them work with you to pick the right shoe. Spend whatever is necessary, don't go for a shore only because it is on sale.

macgurlnet

gia07 wrote: »

Best advice: go to your local fitness store that specializes in running shoes and get fitted. I also was tested for heal and toe pressure and what i was doing in my running strides and was fitted for an insole. Best money I ever spent.

Don't spend a $100 plus dollars on shoes you cannot take back. I did and they were used 3 times out doors and now they are sitting in a box in my closet.

This x1000. Be ready and willing to spend $100+ on shoes if you're serious about running. If they recommend a different insole from what comes with the shoes (this is often the case) buy that too.

~Lyssa

MeanderingMammal

macgurlnet wrote: »

Be ready and willing to spend $100+ on shoes if you're serious about running.

Shouldn't need to, but if that's what it takes to get the right shoes then fair enough. fwiw the right shoes could easily be in the order of £30 ($45)

If they recommend a different insole from what comes with the shoes (this is often the case) buy that too.

Now this I'd strongly disagree with. If the shoes need insoles, then they're not the right shoes.