New Running Shoes

syphor
syphor Posts: 17
in Fitness and Exercise
Just taken up running and a friends says the most important this is a good pair of running shoes!

What should I be looking for in a good running shoe?

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  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    I love my vibrams!
  • cdpm
    cdpm Posts: 297 Member
    I would advise going to a specialist running shop. The people who work there can get you to take a quick 10 meter jog down the road and will know what will suit you. This will be based on your running style and how you step as well as foot form.
  • microMXL
    microMXL Posts: 51
    love my fila skele-toes
  • Runs4Wine
    Runs4Wine Posts: 416 Member
    Go to a specialty running store. There they will watch how you walk, to fit you with the right stability shoe. From there it's what feels good!

    Get a short run in them while at the store, they'll watch how they work for you.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    It should take in to account your pronation (over pronation, neutral, or underpronation) and how your foot strikes the ground (toe. midsole, or heel) and then there are a host of other factors, weight of runner, strength, weight of the shoe, yadda yadda yadda.

    Your best bet is to go to a real running store and they will watch you walk/run and fit you for shoes.

    If you can't get to a running store runner's world online has a pretty good shoe finder app.
  • sherronh
    sherronh Posts: 119 Member
    Its different for everyone. Nike has a store called run. Try to find one in your area they work with you on what kind of shoe to buy, buy testing your run and everything. There are also running shops that do the same. GOOD LUCK (:
  • spammyanna
    spammyanna Posts: 871 Member
    I have two pairs of Brooks and love them both, but you should find a shoe that YOU love. Go to a running store, Road Runner sports is a good one, don't know if they are in your area.

    Good luck!
  • Lora0626
    Lora0626 Posts: 54 Member
    I would advise going to a specialist running shop. The people who work there can get you to take a quick 10 meter jog down the road and will know what will suit you. This will be based on your running style and how you step as well as foot form.

    This -- and a good pair of insoles -- I love SureFeet!!!
  • _Timmeh_
    _Timmeh_ Posts: 2,096 Member
    I third or fourth the find a running shoe store. I had always bought whatever name brand was on sale and they fit ok.

    Went to a running store, they video'd me running and then slowed it down examining how my feet plant and what my ankles do. Then they brought out shoes based on that. Huuuuge difference!
  • syphor
    syphor Posts: 17
    Thanks for all the replies

    I didn't realise so much was involved in a good running shoe, all great advice!
    I am definitely going to find a store that can match me a running shoe with how I run

    Great advice cheers :)
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,247 Member
    Just taken up running and a friends says the most important this is a good pair of running shoes!

    What should I be looking for in a good running shoe?

    I recently had my running gait analysed (you run on their treadmill, they video it, play it back and can see how you land and how your gait is etc), then they fit you with the correct shoes.

    I wish I had had it done years ago, I would never have thought to buy the shoes I eventually ended up with, they they are turning out to be a bit of a Godsend.

    If you have somewhere near you that analyses your running gait, give it a go, you will get the correct shoes for your running style then.

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