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Advice on running shoes
Posted on 5/23/18 at 9:11 am
Posted on 5/23/18 at 9:11 am
I bought these running shoes ~1 1/2 years ago ( LINK). It's time to buy new running shoes and I want to try some different brands.
Any recommendations on a good running shoe with a similar style? These nikes have treated me pretty well. I'm in the army and run ~10 miles/week
Any recommendations on a good running shoe with a similar style? These nikes have treated me pretty well. I'm in the army and run ~10 miles/week
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Posted on 5/23/18 at 9:18 am to TheOcean
get fitted
before you get hurt
before you get hurt
Posted on 5/23/18 at 9:19 am to TheOcean
Don't just go buy Nike for running shoes. They have some decent running shoes, but most of their "running" shoes are just fashion or casual walk around shoes. The "good" running shoes are actually more expensive. I warned my wife, but she told me she wasn't going to be that serious so it's not a big deal. After 2 weeks she complained her shoes hurt.
Go to a running store and try some on. Everyone likes something different. I don't fully believe in "being fit" for shoes. But a running shop typically has better options.
Go to a running store and try some on. Everyone likes something different. I don't fully believe in "being fit" for shoes. But a running shop typically has better options.
Posted on 5/23/18 at 9:22 am to TheOcean
brooks
Posted on 5/23/18 at 9:28 am to TheOcean
Hoka One One
Posted on 5/23/18 at 9:34 am to StraightCashHomey21
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get fitted
This. Don't even listen to advice regarding brands other than as a general suggestion.
Asics is great for me. Not for everyone.
Posted on 5/23/18 at 9:36 am to TheOcean
If you like Nikes do yourself a favor and get the Zoom Vaporfly. I just got a pair and they are very nice. I traditional been running in Altras but my feet were bothering me. These Nikes feel great.
Posted on 5/23/18 at 9:49 am to tke_swamprat
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I traditional been running in Altras but my feet were bothering me.
My wife has these and loves them. Makes my point though that a pair has to be right for you.
Posted on 5/23/18 at 9:50 am to StraightCashHomey21
Fitted at a running store?
Posted on 5/23/18 at 9:50 am to TheOcean
I agree that getting properly fitted is the most important thing. I have been very pleased with Brooks as of late, though I also have a pair of Mizunos that are quite comfortable.
Posted on 5/23/18 at 9:54 am to GEAUXT
Never been much of a runner -- now I have to be.
How do I know which running stores in my area are good? Do I just go in and ask to be fitted? One post I saw on r/army is go to a running store and ask for GAIT analysis.
How do I know which running stores in my area are good? Do I just go in and ask to be fitted? One post I saw on r/army is go to a running store and ask for GAIT analysis.
Posted on 5/23/18 at 9:56 am to TheOcean
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Fitted at a running store?
Yea they will watch you run on a treadmill and analyze everything then recommend types of shoes.
I dunno if the army has a fitness and wellness staff that can do that on base. In the AF we used to have something called the HAWK when they would do all that for free. Give fitness, recovery and nutrition advice.
Posted on 5/23/18 at 9:58 am to TheOcean
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Never been much of a runner -- now I have to be. How do I know which running stores in my area are good? Do I just go in and ask to be fitted? One post I saw on r/army is go to a running store and ask for GAIT analysis.
They didn't fit you at basic training or OCS?
I made the big mistake of declining that and running in Nike Frees. 6 months later i had bad stress fractures and it killed my chances of becoming a TACP.
Posted on 5/23/18 at 10:02 am to StraightCashHomey21
Direct commission...skipped all that nonsense. Still need to have a solid PFT.
Yeah, don't want to go down the injury route
Yeah, don't want to go down the injury route
Posted on 5/23/18 at 10:03 am to TheOcean
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Direct commission...skipped all that nonsense. Still need to have a solid PFT.
You must be a JAG, Medical, ROTC grad or something.
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:33 am to TheOcean
Altra
It's the only thing I will run in. I run everything from 5k to 100k races (going for my first 100 miler this year), and I have about 8 pairs of Altras. Almost all of the runners I know run in either Altra or Hoka. TBH I've never tried Hoka but a lot of my friends and clients love them too.
It's the only thing I will run in. I run everything from 5k to 100k races (going for my first 100 miler this year), and I have about 8 pairs of Altras. Almost all of the runners I know run in either Altra or Hoka. TBH I've never tried Hoka but a lot of my friends and clients love them too.
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:40 am to TheOcean
I used to work at a high end specialty running store and my $.02 is to avoid Hoka if you’re bigger. If you’re 6’0 145 like a lot of hardcore runners then they’re great, but I’m in the 200 pound range and they’re so soft that they almost put my feet in a negative drop position due to my heels sinking into them and they made me feel like I was developing plantar fasciitis within a day or two of putting them on.
Another .02, find out whether you’re neutral or if you pronate then pick literally whatever shoe feels good to you without worrying about look or brand. In my experience literally every single highly regarded running brand makes the same exact quality of shoe, it just comes down to personal preference when it’s all said and done. If you’re neutral and pretty muscular I’d recommend checking out the Brooks Ghost though, they’ve never done me wrong and I run a lot
Another .02, find out whether you’re neutral or if you pronate then pick literally whatever shoe feels good to you without worrying about look or brand. In my experience literally every single highly regarded running brand makes the same exact quality of shoe, it just comes down to personal preference when it’s all said and done. If you’re neutral and pretty muscular I’d recommend checking out the Brooks Ghost though, they’ve never done me wrong and I run a lot
Posted on 5/23/18 at 12:06 pm to LSUgrad08112
Is there an easy way to figure out if you're neutral or pronate without going to a running store?
Posted on 5/23/18 at 12:12 pm to TheOcean
Brand means nothing. Get your feet measured with a Brannock device and get proper fitting shoes with the necessary insoles. However, Brooks and Saucony have a very solid reputation right now. I wear New Balance. They make shoes wide enough for my feet.
Posted on 5/23/18 at 12:23 pm to TheOcean
It’s hard to do so without watching yourself walk from behind (which is obviously impossible) but you can check the wear patterns on the bottoms of your shoes. If your shoes are worn evenly across the toe area then you’re likely neutral, if you have more wear on the insides of your shoes like your feet are leaning inward when you run, then you pronate. I’d honestly just go get a gait analysis from someone who knows what they’re doing though, it’s kind of easy to frick up and misdiagnose yourself then cause yourself issues by either wearing neutral when you need support, or by wearing support when you need neutral, which is equally as bad.
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