Let's Run

Not really bothered to be fair, I know theres a lot of science put into shoes but, really, there are good ones I like and bad ones I don't. I know my own feet :-)

The running room put three different pairs on me. The ones he recommend in my case were actually the cheapest. I've got about 17 k on them some far and feel allot better then the ones I was running in. Hopefully they keep feeling good.

I visited a store on two occasions, same assistant, same treadmill, 2 difference pairs of shoes recommended, 2 different conclusions, both the most expensive they had.

So, either I ran differenty on each occasion or....

I've ran in expensive tra...

Oh dear that does suck, can you return them I wonder?

Interesting, visited two shops of the same chain in different locations both advised different shoes after being checked out. Dont hold much faith in them now, my current pair are the worse fit ever, wont be using that retailer again !!

I will have to google and have a look at them, see how they compare to the Kinvara!

They are a stability type shoe but just over the weight  for a ture minimalist. They are apperently the lightest trainer he could put me in to give the support I apperently need. He claims that they should help my knees out. I guess time will...

Hey Murray, are they minimalist or stability type runners? Sounds like you are on a good deal!

That is a great deal Smithy!

Great feed back everyone. Thanks.

The running room gave me a 15% discount for being a new coustomer. They even let me take the shoes outside and run around the block in them. I was really impressed with teh service.. Defently will go back.

My local running shop does free gait anaylsis if you purchase trainers from them....but even better, they will price match the internet! Great support and advice on training too!

I know Daniel, and what is even better is that they offer $50 discount on every 5 pairs of runners bought, to encourage you to return. And their runners are not over priced either!

Recently I have been to a specialist shoe store (Active Feet) where I tried out at least 5 pairs of runners. The podiatrist / salesman had me running on the treadmill at 12.5km /hour for about 5 minutes per pair. He was analyzing...

I have got really straight feet and all my shoes wear in the outside sole first.  Never really thought much about it.  But got real bad corn on my foot from hitting the treadmill a bit much from all the pressure.  I have been wearing the same pair...

I went and had a gait analysis at a running shop, had been wearing neutral shoes, but was put in stability becasue of slight over pronation on one foot.  Happy with the choice, no problems so far!

Went to the running room yesterday to get fitted for a new pair of shoes. Came out with a completely different pair of shoes then I thought I was going to. Apparently I have been running in the wrong shoes for me the whole time. Curious how many r...

Thanks alot Courtney you should start thinking about quitting too . Its hard but hey if i could do it !! You can do it too :) :)

Congrats on quitting smoking!! I am still a smoker :/ sigh i know i need to do something about that. Anyways what I have found helps is breathing exercises and interval running. Here is a link hope it helps     http://youtu.be/me3k3Pxbbto

its called controled hypoventailiting, its very efective, but very dangers, never ever do it near water!

Try doing breathing excercises before you go on a run. Take deep breaths, hold the air in as long as you can, then exhale, repeat a few times. I don't know if it's just me, but this trick really helps my breathing a lot while doing a long bike rid...

I'd start out with 3-5 k walk run combination, 2-3 times per week. after a few weeks you will start to feel stronger and you can start walking less and running more. Keep that trend up till your running the whole distence. Worked very well for me...

 i've been running for 4 months James but at the beggining i couldent run over 2k but now getting better , thanks for your answer it dosen't seem too hard i'll do it :D