Where to get good running shoes?

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  • beckyboop712
    beckyboop712 Posts: 383 Member
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    I go to FleetFeet and they assess your gait and fit you with shoes based on how you run. I don't go anywhere else for my running shoes.

    I live in Minnesota, we don't have a fleet feet =(

    Google "Running store" for your area and you should find something. There's a place called TC Running Company in Eden Prairie
  • jamers3111
    jamers3111 Posts: 495 Member
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    http://www.brooksrunning.com/on/demandware.static/Sites-BrooksRunning-Site/Sites-BrooksRunning-Library/default/brooks_shoe_advisor/Default.htm


    You can self assess if you want. I did this after I was "misdiagnosed" at a running shoe company as an "overpronator" (which almost everyone does)... it ended up screwing up my ankle and knee until I re-rediagnosed myself as a NEUTRAL strider.
  • goombasmom
    goombasmom Posts: 70 Member
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    Socks are also very important. Cheap cotton socks have given me blisters/peely feet. Here is a decent article:

    http://jeanrogers.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Prevent-Chafing-From-Running
  • KetoDebbie912
    KetoDebbie912 Posts: 105 Member
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    I go to FleetFeet and they assess your gait and fit you with shoes based on how you run. I don't go anywhere else for my running shoes.

    I also go to Fleet Feet. If you don't have one around ask anyone who runs or GOOGLE a store that will "fit" you for shoes. Best investment I made!
  • kimad
    kimad Posts: 3,010 Member
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    I have heard good things about The Running Room.
    Also, like other high end stores, don't feel bad just to get assessed and buy your shoes elsewhere.

    I have had my runner for a couple years now and since I have taken a break from running due to the weather, I think I need a new pair for when summer comes. I have bought runners before that didn't work well for running, so I ended up wearing them to work, so this time around I will get fitted properly. Makes a world of difference.

    Good luck!
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
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    i get mine on zappos. and a year and a half is too long to wear the same shoes. you should change them every few months. for me, 4 is the limit.
  • cutchro
    cutchro Posts: 396 Member
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    Socks are also very important. Cheap cotton socks have given me blisters/peely feet. Here is a decent article:

    http://jeanrogers.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Prevent-Chafing-From-Running

    Oh yes, socks have made a huge difference also, wicking socks for me!

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