Geeky running shoe question
davemunger
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So...I have been running my my Hoka Stinson Tarmacs for about a month now, and I only just realized that they actually came with two sets of insoles. One is very thin and flat and the other has about 4 mm of drop. I had been running with both!
In the interest of "nothing new on race day" should I keep them set up this way or just run with the 4 mm set?
In the interest of "nothing new on race day" should I keep them set up this way or just run with the 4 mm set?
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Tentative plan is to remove the flat insole and just run with the thicker one. This gives me a little more room in the shoe, which I will probably need as my feet will inevitably swell by the end of this race.0
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Nothing new on race day!!! What happens if your feet don't swell and your feet are sloshing around in your shoe and you end up with blisters?? If you have been running in them fine until your discovery then keep doing what you have been doing. Unless you have enough time to spend getting used to the shoes with a different insole before race day.0
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If race day is coming up soon, I wouldn't change anything, especially if its going to create more room and your feet start moving around too much in the shoe. If you have some time, maybe give it a try.0
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Hmm... I guess I could always start out with both sets and then remove one of them if I start to feel like I have less room than I'd like. Good point.0
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Lots of folks who run in Hokas use both insoles. I wouldn't bother changing. If your feet like them the way they are, why would you?0
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Hmm... I guess I could always start out with both sets and then remove one of them if I start to feel like I have less room than I'd like. Good point.
I was also gonna suggest this!0 -
Thanks...I didn't realize this. But sometimes they do feel a little tight at the end of a long run. Since I've never gone this far I'm concerned that they would really start being constrictive.Lots of folks who run in Hokas use both insoles. I wouldn't bother changing. If your feet like them the way they are, why would you?0 -
Agree - don't change. I need to lift a bit in my left leg and added an extra insole yesterday for a very short 4k taper run to test it out before my 30K tomorrow and felt it (not in good way) after...so don't mess with it until after your race. And, have a great one!0
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Can I make you feel better? Bit off topic, but here goes:
I went through 3 pairs of shoes in build up for my 55-mile race last year. They were identical. I marked the pair that I should use for my race VERY clearly. I could not miss it. But, I did. I still don't know how, because I packed and checked. But, I did.
When I unpacked in the race city 6 hours from home I found that I packed one perfectly run in left shoe, and a right shoe that was beyond its best days. I had two choices: buy new shoes and run in those, or tough it out and run in the odd pair.
After debating with myself for half a day and phoning other ultra runners I decided to run in the odd pair. Apart from feeling like I was running directly on tar the last 20 miles, I survived and strangely enough the only blisters I had was on my other foot.
Sooo....after doing your long runs with two insoles I wouldn't mess with it at this stage. Removing them is a good option later on in the race if you do have issues. Just remember that if your feet do swell it might be uncomfortable getting your shoes back on after taking them off.0 -
I'm superstitious I don't change a thing before a race.0
