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I'll check out Dick's Pond
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9 out of 10
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Nice.. I'll try some on
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I'm a Saucony guy.
I ran for 9 years or so, and still do from time to time. While I was in the Army, we ran 8-15 miles a day, and I completed two marathons. No one shoe is perfect for everyone, not even by brand. Every shoe company makes a wide variety.
First you have to know your arch type and then your subconscious range of motion in your feet. You need to find the shoe that supports your foot correctly for impact on the in/out sole, and impact around the throat(top support area).
I ran for 9 years or so, and still do from time to time. While I was in the Army, we ran 8-15 miles a day, and I completed two marathons. No one shoe is perfect for everyone, not even by brand. Every shoe company makes a wide variety.
First you have to know your arch type and then your subconscious range of motion in your feet. You need to find the shoe that supports your foot correctly for impact on the in/out sole, and impact around the throat(top support area).
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I'm pretty flat footed
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Then definitely don't skip trying out a few Saucony's. I didn't start with flat feet, but I am flat footed now. That's when I switched to GridMC's, and have been in heaven since. MC is motion control, for flat feet. I was a New Balance/Asics guy before my arch's collapsed(not blaming the shoes, my arches got messed up in combat boots, not from running.)
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I wore New Balance in HS when we trained long distance in practice. I found they wore down really fast, so I moved on to a pair of Nike's and they were extremely comfortable. Great heel support. Have a pair of Nike's right now (don't know the name), but they are very cushiony.
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More to try then I thought
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I know. If you're like most people, you'll just narrow it down to looks, and pick from that pile anyways. But good luck nonetheless.
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Nahh.. That's how I found Asics initially.. kept trying them on till I found one that was good.
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buying shoes for more than 75 bucks is a serious waste imo
i learned that from getting near 100 buck shox..
for running shoes you probably want shoes with less weight that can breathe...
because it REALLY makes a difference in your running
i learned that from getting near 100 buck shox..
for running shoes you probably want shoes with less weight that can breathe...
because it REALLY makes a difference in your running
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I'll try those and more traditional ones.
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I disagree. Shoes are a lot like everything else. I got over 1000 miles from a pair of $130 NB
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I retire my shoes at 500 miles but I've always wondered how you knew. Or is that just something from the shoe company industry making us buy shoes more often?
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I'm not a fan of rating shoes by mileage. I am, however, a fan of buying two pairs of the same shoes, to alternate(once you found a pair that you love.) Hell, I have 7 pairs of Saucony Jazz, my all-time favorite do-everything shoe. They're like the Chuck Taylors of running shoes. I ever have 2 pairs in leather for when I'm in formal wear. I know, I know, the 80s called and want their style back. IDGAF
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I got a new pair of Asics and a pair of Saucony
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these are pretty good for running
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1. Your first idea is completely false.
2. LOL at you buying Shox. Those shoes blow for running anyways.
Wrong.
Please quit giving advice on running shoes.
If you buy a lighter shoe it should be for races. Your training shoe should be more worried about stability/support/cushioning than anything else.
Stop talking now. Olympic runners with pristine form don't get near that much out of shoes. A couple Kenyans that we hosted in college could get 650 MAYBE 700 miles out of shoes but you getting over 1000 miles out of a pair of shoes is absurd.
If you plan on doing ANY sort of semi regular running as an amatuer you should be placing shoes somewhere between 250-500 miles max(depending on your weight/brand of shoe/running form/injurys and pain etc).
Milage isn't the greatest way to determine how long a shoe is lasting but if you are truly "running" the midsole is your key. Once that foam starts to break down and look "cracked"/"weathered" time for a new shoe. Feeling more sore after runs than usual? Time for new shoes. Personally I never put more than 350 miles on a pair of shoes. Usually they end up breaking down before that anyways so it's not an issue.
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CNM: You bought two pairs of shoes. Find one you like and stick with it. Don't alternate the shoes when running/training. No good will come of it generally.
Also, check out Runners World's website.
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