mjmooney Posted November 17, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2011 Barefoot running? Erm... no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Mooney is right. It's become sort of a fad here. I am now working on a lot of foot problems, knee injuries, sprains, and shin splints. Get some shoes with good support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Mooney is right. It's become sort of a fad here. I am now working on a lot of foot problems, knee injuries, sprains, and shin splints. Get some Asics. Corrected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 18, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted November 18, 2011 You working for Asics, Barnes? I agree though, they are good. I'm OK with Sauconys, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I was directed to Asics when I started running and never want to try anything else. I love my Gel Nimbus 12s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCLaura Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I rock my New Balance 1064's because they help me run less like Phoebe from Friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 You working for Asics, Barnes? I agree though, they are good. I'm OK with Sauconys, too. Quite happily. The best Asics are brilliant if you have any gait issues. But I think a few other companies do some good shoes; Saucony, Brooks and New Balance do some good ones. I ve been led to believe that Mizuano do some good shoes as well. In general avoid the big three; Nike, Adidas and Puma, who in general sell shoes that are for people with perfect gait... Once you find a good shoe; stick with it. I am still with Asics Gel Foundation 15 years later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.I.C.O. Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Quick update - After the Great Eastern Run I did the National 6 Stage Relays in October and although the conditions were good I struggled around in 19:54. I was still pretty pleased to go under 20 minutes but everyone else seemed to go faster than the last event whereas I went backwards. I then embarked on a month of road and cross country training which had injured me by the end. I picked up a foot injury, ran a cross country race last saturday like an idiot, and ended up damaging my foot tendons! I couldnt walk properly for three days, and I'm only starting to walk without a limp now (nearly a week later). I'm going to try running lightly on sunday but I probably wont be back in a race til the new year. Ain't life a word removed sometimes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 You working for Asics, Barnes? I agree though, they are good. I'm OK with Sauconys, too. Quite happily. The best Asics are brilliant if you have any gait issues. But I think a few other companies do some good shoes; Saucony, Brooks and New Balance do some good ones. I ve been led to believe that Mizuano do some good shoes as well. In general avoid the big three; Nike, Adidas and Puma, who in general sell shoes that are for people with perfect gait... Once you find a good shoe; stick with it. I am still with Asics Gel Foundation 15 years later! I don't know what gait is, but I'm going to start running and I'm after some running shoes. Any other recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 You need look nowhere further than Asics http://www.sportsdirect.com/asics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gait_(human) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claret75 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 TK Max in redditch sells a lot of half price running trainers. I bought a pair of NB for £30, bargain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 19, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2011 This thread repeats itself every ten pages or so. Anyways.... I have a dilemma. I've basically got out of the routine of running, for a number of reasons - injuries and minor illnesses that then fed into apathy and inertia. I basically haven't run at for about ten weeks or more. I have a place in the Leeds Abbey Dash tomorrow morning - a 10K that I've done every year for about the last 7 or 8 years. I've gone from "Can't/won't do it, I'm too unfit" to "Oh what the hell, I'll do it anyway". Until last night, when I came down with a dose of galloping food poisoning. I currently feel like a wet rag after a night on the shitter. Tomorrow morning. 9.30, 10K. Do I do it, or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 As said elsewhere. Yes. It's only 10k and you don't have to gun it. Just make sure you're hydrated and ahem, cleared out, beforehand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 19, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2011 Yeah, I feel like shit ATM, but assuming I'm OK in the morning, I'm leaning towards doing it. Won't get a good time, that's for sure, but a race might get me motivated again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villadude Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Hmmm, not sure I'd do it myself, naturally you're going to want to push yourself harder than you would if you were just out for a 'recreational' run. Not sure that's a good thing really.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 19, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2011 Hmmm, not sure I'd do it myself, naturally you're going to want to push yourself harder than you would if you were just out for a 'recreational' run. Not sure that's a good thing really..True, but it won't kill me - I'll probably just feel crap and slow down to a plod. Which is always disappointing, but what the hell. Late fitness test, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villadude Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Late fitness test, I think. Yeah but, even if you feel a bit shit on your late fitness test, you'll decide to do the race but sensibly not push yourself, and end up pushing yourself, so you're back to square one again.. Do you or don't you! hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 19, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2011 Late fitness test, I think. Yeah but, even if you feel a bit shit on your late fitness test, you'll decide to do the race but sensibly not push yourself, and end up pushing yourself, so you're back to square one again.. Do you or don't you! hehe Got me bang to rights there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 20, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted November 20, 2011 Well, I did it. Haven't seen the final chip time yet, but it was something just over 50 minutes. Which I would find pretty embarrassing normally, but under the circs, I'll take it. Main thing was seeing my clubmates and getting a bit of motivation to start running again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villadude Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Good man, did you have to stop en route for a good chunder? I remember doing that on a football pitch a few times in the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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