Running shoes - What am I looking for?

[trashpony]

I got some Asics gels from DW Sports for £40 today. The guy there was really helpful and spent ages advising me. So that might be a halfway house between Sports Direct and Runners Need

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Try Mens Running Shoes £20.00 - £40.00 | SportsShoes.com - helps if you have an idea of make/model that you suits you before buying online but once you do there's plenty of discount places.

That's a good link. I want to get into running again without spending a fortune and it's sometimes hard to find sensibly priced shoes for running.

I did have my gait looked at once but ended up with bloody expensive trainers. Annoyingly I can't remember what they said.

 

[sim667]

Took my trainers out for their maiden voyage. They really make a huge difference.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I never got round to ordering a pair, but my run this morning suggests I should. The choice is frankly bewildered. I think I want something with a fair bit of padding. My current trainera were very cheap and sold as fell running shoes and so have very little.

I see these brightly coloured Asics around a fair bit. Has anyone used them?

Asics GEL-EXCITE 4 Running Shoe - AW16 - 46% Off | SportsShoes.com

What makes a shoe more suitable for low mileage runners? Is just that they are shit and fall apart or is it something else?

Annoyingly they don't have them on Amazon Prime.

 

[brixtonblade]

I never got round to ordering a pair, but my run this morning suggests I should. The choice is frankly bewildered. I think I want something with a fair bit of padding. My current trainera were very cheap and sold as fell running shoes and so have very little.

I see these brightly coloured Asics around a fair bit. Has anyone used them?

Asics GEL-EXCITE 4 Running Shoe - AW16 - 46% Off | SportsShoes.com

What makes a shoe more suitable for low mileage runners? Is just that they are shit and fall apart or is it something else?

Annoyingly they don't have them on Amazon Prime.

I'm not sure if there's really much of a low/high distance thing apart from the fact you'll go through more pairs if you do a lot of miles.

Different makes have different fits so you should try and get to a shop to try some on. It's not just amount of cushioning but width, depth, room round the toe, amount of height distance between heel and toe and how your foot moves on landing. Once youve found some you like you can stick with them (there's a couple of makes that I get on with so I a mhappy buying them online without needing to go to a shop).

Your running style adapts to the shoes you run in so going from very supportive to very minimal (or vice versa) can cause problems so if you want more cushioning than you have now I'd go for a little bit more rather than a lot.

Those shoes look fine to me but I think youre best trying to try a pair on before deciding.

 

[Rosemary Jest]

I just tried me new trainers out tonight, haven't run in about 5 or 6 years, it hurt!

But my feet were fine, got some New Balance all terrain jobs and they feel nice. Never had a bad pair and they tend to fit wide which suits my Hobbit feet

I only did half a mile or so, but live next to some steep hills so i'll be hurting in the morning. When did i become such a fat bastard? Taking it slow for the next few weeks till I toughen up!