Running VS Shoes?

Nodaa
Nodaa Posts: 40
edited November 10 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello all,

I always love to run twice a week. However, i am having a problem with my running during my shoes!

I bought 5 different shoes for running from different sport shops, and still feel pain after 20 mins of running!.

Some of my shoes are exact my foot size, others are larger trying to solve pain problem!

Any suggestions? Am beginner runner!

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  • mowu
    mowu Posts: 245 Member
    Have any of the shops videotaped and analyzed your running style to choose shoes with the correct pronation support?

    If they haven't you should have your running style analyzed to see if you are a positive/negative/neutral pronation runner and evaluate whether or not the shoes you have are designed for the correct support.

    ....That would be the first step
  • mmk137
    mmk137 Posts: 833 Member
    ditto to what mowu said.

    is the pain in your shins, cause if it is, it's shin splits.
  • katie133
    katie133 Posts: 210 Member
    i had the same problem.. turns out i needed orthodics and a shoe with a lot of cushioning.. did wonders
  • gtunlimited
    gtunlimited Posts: 60 Member
    Ever heard that running shoes actually force you to go against natural human running style. They promote heal to toe strike whereas its more natural to land mid to the ball of the foot,absorbing more impact and allowing the foot arch to create a spring like effect. Try running in bare feet on the grass if you don't believe me. Obviously because we all wear shoes from a young age we never hardened our feet to do so without pain but there are shoes out there that suit, for example five fingers running shoes and Nike free and more
  • shadowkitty22
    shadowkitty22 Posts: 495 Member
    If all else fails go see your doctor to make sure that there's not something physically wrong with you that a new pair of shoes won't help.
  • mowu
    mowu Posts: 245 Member
    Ever heard that running shoes actually force you to go against natural human running style. They promote heal to toe strike whereas its more natural to land mid to the ball of the foot,absorbing more impact and allowing the foot arch to create a spring like effect. Try running in bare feet on the grass if you don't believe me. Obviously because we all wear shoes from a young age we never hardened our feet to do so without pain but there are shoes out there that suit, for example five fingers running shoes and Nike free and more

    I call bogus - barefoot running is not an end-all-be-all solution to people getting hurt while running. It might work for a select few, but shoes will in general help you run better, faster and/or longer.

    http://running.competitor.com/2010/05/features/the-barefoot-running-injury-epidemic_10118
  • gtunlimited
    gtunlimited Posts: 60 Member
    Had acl reconstruction in September, during my rehab got told to run on the tread mill, it was painful as all get out. I asked the trainer if I could try with no shoes on and more or less broke into a sprint. She was wide eyed shocked. Haha. I now do insanity daily and have been since end of October, barefoot. It works for me is all I was saying. Just giving the OP an option seeing as they tried so many shoes with no success. Its definately not for everyone and takes a while to build up muscle around your ankle we don't need to support due to wearing shoes. If you do give it a go take it slow at first.
  • gtunlimited
    gtunlimited Posts: 60 Member
    The article makes it sound like the injuries it speaks of have occurred to newly switched to barefoot running people still heel striking. When I switched I took it slow reteaching myself to land more center footed with shorter but quicker strides. But again it is just what worked for me and is definately not for everyone.
  • sgtchester
    sgtchester Posts: 20 Member
    You can run as if you're barefoot with shoes on as well. Check out POSE running. I purchased some very minimal shoes, and made sure to start out slowly and carefully, and I haven't had a hint of an injury. I started running when I was around 290 or so lbs, but running properly has saved my joints. My calfs were quite sore at the start, but that went away. Again, ease into it. That article does sound as if people just get the "barefoot" shoes and run the same way that they've been running with cushioned trainers for years, with no consideration for the change in technique and gradual adaptations. I went with Puma Street K's for shoes.
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