Running Trainers

[Kevo4]

dunno about changing shoes so frequently maybe just cynical but sounds like a marketing ploy been running for over 40 years, and normally just run on them until they fall to bits or the grip gets too poor for the mud in the hills even then if it is just the sole I would try and use them when the ground is dry and hard in the summer if we get any decent weather lol

Could well be a marketing ploy, I can only go off the state of my own runners, I do 90% on cement so my soles are toast well before I get to 300 miles!

 

[BobbyG]

Each brand has a range of shoes for different purposes, so it's less about the brand than the intended purpose of the shoe. Asics for example have had somewhat of a renaissance over the past year or so, and the shoes they're producing now are very different those even 4-5 years ago.

Unless I'm buying a trail shoe, I'd be unlikely to choose anything without a modern "superfoam" for road running these days, but for me a carbon plate should be left for race-day or fast/track sessions

 

[mercury_redstone7]

Forget the brand or style the Police or a van full away supporters in pursuit, I always seemed to beat my personal best.

 

[borolad259]

cool, so what is the actaul benefit of them over drops?

More natural. Altras also have a fairly minimal amount of structure and padding to them, so your body's own natural "suspension" and proprioception can operate without unnatural forces.

 

[BoroPhil]

500 miles is my benchmark for changing shoes though I can tend to feel it in my knees when they are due for a change.

 

[Trugdish]

I've got some Brooks Ghost's they still look beautiful because I've never used them

 

[Kinky_Maccarone]

I use Altra Lone Peaks for trail running and Altra Paradigm for road running.

0mm drop in both but they suit my flatish feet well and help with my pronation in right foot.

Currently nursing a frustrating 'Runners knee' problem that has gone on for months. Got quite a few miles in over Xmas though so hopefully it's looking better. Booked my first and second marathons for later this year

 

[Uncle_Marbles]

I use Altra Lone Peaks for trail running and Altra Paradigm for road running.

0mm drop in both but they suit my flatish feet well and help with my pronation in right foot.

Currently nursing a frustrating 'Runners knee' problem that has gone on for months. Got quite a few miles in over Xmas though so hopefully it's looking better. Booked my first and second marathons for later this year

Suffered from that earlier last year. Finally went to see a physio and he quickly diagnosed I had a weakened left lliotibial band which connects to the knee. . Lots of one leg squats on the weakened leg, and big rubber band exercise treatment soon brought it up to the same strength as my right leg. All fixed now, and training for a half marathon in April. First as a super vet...or whatever an over 60 is called

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[Hap]

I need a stability shoe and definitely do have to change them regularly, or my calf gets pretty sore. 6 to 8 months typically, between shoes.

Brookes GTS are great for me, but expensive and tend to wear a hole above the big toe, meaning I can’t wear them casually once replaced as a run shoe.

Saucony ISO Guide are a great shoe and my current preference.

OnCloud Cloudrunners are the biggest disappointment by far. Expensive. Didn’t support me anywhere near as well as the others. Started to split owing to the fabric being so thin, after no time at all.

 

[Philly-Red]

NB 1080s for slow/recovery runs
Vaporfly for half/marathons
x-talon 260s for trail runs.

Vaporflys are the most comfortable thing I’ve ever had on my feet. Feels like I’m walking on a cloud.

 

[Doom_On_Horseback]

I bought a few pairs of Nike Air Free’s 5.0 when I was running frequently ten years ago. They worked really well for me and smashed by Parkrun record in them at Albert Park.

I don’t run as much now. Only on the tread mill at the gym. I went to a fancy running shop in Austria and bought the most expensive shoes I’ve ever bought. True Motion U Tech AIOA. I’d never heard of the brand before hand. They’re an absolute dream.

 

[BoroPhil]

Suffered from that earlier last year. Finally went to see a physio and he quickly diagnosed I had a weakened left lliotibial band which connects to the knee. . Lots of one leg squats on the weakened leg, and big rubber band exercise treatment soon brought it up to the same strength as my right leg. All fixed now, and training for a half marathon in April. First as a super vet...or whatever an over 60 is called

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I had the same last year - got to the stage where I couldn't run more than a mile or 2 without pain - got one of these and it sorted it out in no time: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000G34VV0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1&psc=1