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katie__pillar
katie__pillar Posts: 55
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Hi all. My trainers are shockingly old and I'm thinking about starting C25K soon so I should probably get some new ones. Any tips for cheapish but good brands? Do you think I need to go to a specialist shop and get assessed and stuff? I do have a slightly dodgy right knee and hip so I guess this might be important. All advice welcome!

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  • CarolinaMoon76
    CarolinaMoon76 Posts: 78
    Hiya, I have just started C25K and I did invest in a pair of asics. I had been getting the start of shinsplints but that have disappeared since starting to wear the new trainers. After xmas I do intend to get gait analysis at a specialist shop and spend approx £75 but till then the new asics will do grand.
  • BigJayUK
    BigJayUK Posts: 63 Member
    Hi
    I would definately invest in a good pair of trainers and get a gait analysis done.
    When I started running a few years ago I ran in a cheap pair of trainers. I got shin splints which are a little painful.
    The gait analysis will let you what type of runner you are and recommends the best trainers for you.
    You're are probably going to be a mild to moderate overpronator. This means the arch will collapse through the gait cycle and the foot will roll inwards excessively. 60-80% of all runners overpronate, so don' t worry if you are an overpronator - this is normal!
    So, when buying trainers you will need to look support trainers.
    A decent pair of trainers will set out back around £75 as Carolina stated below.
    The C25K programme is excellent and I would recommended it.
  • HelenDootson
    HelenDootson Posts: 443 Member
    Having suffered with Shin Splints - It is not fun - Go to a specialist shop and get fitted for a pair, explain to them you are looking for entry level and that you are on a buget and they will be wonderful and helpful - They will make you run and they will watch (if they dont - Leave!!) so be prepared, go for the socks too they make so much difference
    Good luck and enjoy running, I do even if I am rubbish lol
  • katie__pillar
    katie__pillar Posts: 55
    Thanks guys, that's really helpful. There's a running shop that does gait analysis about 5 minutes walk from my house so I don't really have an excuse not to go!
  • BigJayUK
    BigJayUK Posts: 63 Member
    Once they told you what type of trainers will suit you.
    Leave the shop and look online for them, its cheaper than way.
  • smiffy645
    smiffy645 Posts: 167 Member
    Trouble with this approach is decent shops go out of business and free gait analysis becomes a thing of the past!
  • Rosbrook1985
    Rosbrook1985 Posts: 130 Member
    Have done a small tiny weeny bit of running in 'normal' trainers before and didn't think anything of it.

    Having just decided to start running properly (erm... 26 miles) I duly braced up and went to Sweatshop in Bluewater. The did the whole gait thing with me and video analysis. An hour and a half later I walked out of the shop with a pair of trainers, 2 pairs of socks, and -£110.00 in my purse.

    One week and four runs later and I can honestly say it's the best money I have spent on anything in a very long time. I was running in the complete wrong trainers and putting stress on parts of my body that I shouldn't have been. My hip pains have gone and i've not had any blisters. Wow. Completely recommend it!
  • FoxyMcDeadlift
    FoxyMcDeadlift Posts: 771 Member
    Panorama did a interesting episode about gait analysis and fancy running shoes and the conclusion was theres no definitive proof that these reduce chances of injury http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18863293
  • smiffy645
    smiffy645 Posts: 167 Member
    Panorama did a interesting episode about gait analysis and fancy running shoes and the conclusion was theres no definitive proof that these reduce chances of injury http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18863293

    I saw that and you're right very interesting. I slightly over-pronate but use neutral shoes. This is on the basis that I don't find the "correction" shoes comfortable and have now done many miles in good (Brooks Ghost) neutral shoes.
  • Rosbrook1985
    Rosbrook1985 Posts: 130 Member
    Panorama did a interesting episode about gait analysis and fancy running shoes and the conclusion was theres no definitive proof that these reduce chances of injury http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18863293

    Regardless, by doing it I found a pair of shoes that feel stupidly comfortable and have made my running a better experience. I don't doubt that it may not work for everyone, but it certainly did good for me :D
  • smiffy645
    smiffy645 Posts: 167 Member
    Panorama did a interesting episode about gait analysis and fancy running shoes and the conclusion was theres no definitive proof that these reduce chances of injury http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18863293

    Regardless, by doing it I found a pair of shoes that feel stupidly comfortable and have made my running a better experience. I don't doubt that it may not work for everyone, but it certainly did good for me :D

    I think that's the secret, you need to find the shoes comfortable if you are going to run in them. The benefit of buying somewhere like the sweatshop is you get the 30 day exchange option should they not be right for you after you have bought them.

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