Shoes!!

Edie30 wrote: »

Hi guys, they are Ravenna 5s I think they are called. Yes I don't really care what they look like I just want to put a stop to odd nagging issues. I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes. I have just had a run with them and they took a bit to get used to as I'm used to minimalist shoes but I soon got into it :-)

My 12yo son who pronates badly (almost over onto his ankle on the right) and has very narrow feet (he wore women's shoes for width til his feet got too big) is currently wearing neon yellow Brooks Ravenna's (they were 20$ cheaper than the black ones, heh) with the black Superfeet insole in a men's size 11. They seem to provide him a great deal of lateral stability.

I went up a size. I think I may need to go another half on my next pair. They feel just a little tight and I'm getting the (sorry for the visual) black toenail thing going.

Yeah... any of that anti-chafing stuff should eliminate that... but having never worn a HRM I don't if any of that stuff would affect the way it works.

I find it's helpful to rotate among several pairs of shoes, so that you don't end up getting an injury because your shoes have quirks. I like a neutral shoe, so I wear Brooks Ghosts and Mizuno Wave Riders. I also have a pair of Altra Olympuses that I run in once a week, to work my muscles in a somewhat different way.

If you decide that the Ravenna 5s are good for you, you might visit the running shop and ask if they could recommend a similar shoe from another manufacturer.