Running Shoes

I love my brooks ghost 6. Getting ready to get a new pair. Already eying the amazon July 15 day. They don't last as long as I would like but I think it's because they are soft and comfortable.

I agree with supporting local running stores. They have been a lifesaver for me. Everything from foot, to calf to energy help. My feet do well with Brooks, and they tend to last 9-10 months for me, running average of 9-10 miles per week.

dewd2 wrote: »

Where will you go when all the local stores are gone? Good luck guessing which shoe you need online.

I always get my new shoes locally. I then order a second pair online. I usually find I only save $20 anyway.

I like the shoes I guessed would work for me that I bought online better than the ones the running store that analyzed my gait put me in. It's not like they aren't human, and they don't always know best.

The last time I went to the running store for advice, I did buy the shoes from them. But I didn't so much have a gait analysis as insist that I wanted a neutral shoe in a "traditional" style as a backup to the minimal shoes I actually prefer. I was offered 6 choices, one of which the salesguy tried to trick me with a pair to "correct" my overpronation - but I could feel the difference, and I said Nope. When I came home with my new purchase, I checked online to see how much I could have saved, but I couldn't even find a better deal, anyway.

Also, IF you go to a running store and get fitted again, buy that pair of shoes AT YOUR RUNNING STORE. They did you a solid; return the favor. Then order future pairs online. I like Running Warehouse, personally, or 6pm for last year's models cheap.
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Agree with this, I don't think you save enough money to make that right.

I used to love Brooks, but the last pair I bought I did not lie, I am using Asics right now. I don't run a ton, but walk and wear them in the gym, so I am probably not a good bench mark for how long they will last. I end up doing a mud run once a year and get rid of the old and buy new then

IsaackGMOON wrote: »

Go to your running store. Ask them to analyse your gait etc. They'll give you a selection of shoes which fit you.

Don't buy them.

Go to Amazon.

Buy the shoes.

You'll probably save some money.

Better idea: go to the running store, get fitted, then shoplift them. Same difference. IOW, you're a shmuck.

I wear Asics GT-2000 running shoes. I bought them from Amazon after I googled best shoes for knee pain. It directed me toward stability shoes and after googling best stability shoes I ended up at the Asics.

Prior to the Asics, I was running in Nike running shoes that were too small... I know, idiotic, but when I was younger it didn't seem to matter what I ran in...

Now, I stick with the Asics - I've gotten 2 good pairs off Amazon, 1 pair ended up being too tight and I had to give those away. The pair I'm wearing now (my 4th purchase), feel ok, but there's something in the toe area that feels rough. Thicker socks help, but then they feel tight.

So I think it's good to be able to try the shoe on that you'll be purchasing - even among the same model, they can feel different. I think my next pair will be purchased from a store where I can try the shoes on before buying to make sure they feel right.

I do track my mileage and switch new ones when I hit 500 miles.

dewd2 wrote: »

Where will you go when all the local stores are gone? Good luck guessing which shoe you need online. I always get my new shoes locally. I then order a second pair online. I usually find I only save $20 anyway.

To see the effect of disappearing stores all you have to do is look around North America, every town no matter its size used to have a Grocery store, Hardware store, Automotive/Machinery store, Pharmacy etc (or 2-3 ). Now with online shopping and Big Box stores these smaller communities are slowly dying as the stores close due to low sales. Protect your local stores as you don't realize how important they are until they are gone. Ask anyone who had their local grocery store close.
I had shoes that came apart at the Toe - sole junction, walked into "My Store" and they examined them and one look at the lack of wear on the treads and gave me a replacement plus a store credit - no questions - no problems. Try that with your on-line store. The replacement shoes - I got over 5oo km on them before they started to lose their support and break down.

More than one person has got " a great deal on line " to find out later that it was a cheap knock off.

MonkeyMel21 wrote: »

Alright, I bought a pair of aisics kayano on amazon and I tried running in them and they were super uncomfortable so I went to OKRunner and dude helped me pick out Brooks Ghost. I'm super excited, they were so comfortable jogging around the store, lol. They had to order the style I wanted so I have to wait till the end of the week to get them. Hopefully I'll be able to start focusing on longer distances now without as much worry about injury.

Good on you for buying from a local store! Hope these work out for you!