recommend trainers?

LauraLoo

Hi

id like to take up jogging and work my way up to running and will be buying myself a pair of decent trainers for it. It will mostly be outdoors and sometimes on dirt tracks.

I would appreciate any advice on brands/styles available. i heard asics are good.

Sub430

The general advice would be to go to a proper running store and have gait analysis done to see how your foot lands when you run.

If you are in Dublin, try Runways on Parnell St.
Amphibian King in Bray is also recommended.

SeamyH

If you're in Dublin Runways is great. I started running about 6 weeks ago wearing Penny's finest joggers and after each run I was getting terrible ankle and calf pains.The pain was so bad I was begining to think I wasn't cut out for running .A chap from this forum recommended I go to Runways and get a Gait Analysis done, so I did. They basically stick you onto a treadmill for 30 secs and with the use of a camera then slow motion video they assess your running style / how your foot impacts the floor etc then show you to a selection of runners that would best suit you. I got myself a pair of Nike Zooms (now granted they were expensive at €120) but god have they done wonders for my running. I no longer get any types of ankle or calf pains and I'm up to 30 miles a week and still improving!

hisholinessnb

Does anyone know is there anywhere in navan / drogheda / ashbourne where this gait analysis can be done?

DustyBin

While we're at it, does anyone know of anywhere near north wexford?
Thanks

mloc123

DustyBin wrote: »

While we're at it, does anyone know of anywhere near north wexford?
Thanks

There is a place in Enniscorthy.. can't think of the name tho'

Bloody Nipples

I upgraded from a pair of 8 month old asics that had the cushion pounded away to nothing to a pair of nimbus 11s yesterday (135 quid :eek:)

The ankle and calf pain that had been plaguing me for about a month and had stopped me about a mile and a half into a 4 mile run, pretty much vanished instantaneously and I did 9.5 miles this morning without any bother.

I will never put off buying new runners by being a massive cheapskate ever again.

Tawfee

Bloody Nipples wrote: »

a pair of 8 month old asics that had the cushion pounded away to nothing

I'm a relative newcomer to running & was wondering is it possible that a pair of runners could be worn out even if they don't look that tatty. I only ask cos i've had a pair of Asics GT2110 for nearly 3 years now & have used them irregularly (one or two 10ks per year plus about 4 weeks training for each) & cosmetically they look fine, but having taken them out again recently to prepare for an upcoming 10k, they seem a bit 'dead' & it feels like my knees are getting a pounding. Bloody Nipples' comment there about the cushioning made me wonder if there's anything internal to the shoe that can wear out. I'm normally the sort of person whose toes would nearly have to be sticking out the front of a shoe before I'd bother to pick up a new pair .

yep - the midsole in runners (the part that provides the cushioning) will break down. most running shoes will last 300 - 450 miles depending on your style and the shoe. so the runners could look great from the outside but the cushioning will be gone and you won't be able to run for as long in them and are more likely to get injuries. if you decide to get the same runners again you can compare the old and new ones - the difference will be immediately apparent.

DustyBin

mloc123 wrote: »

There is a place in Enniscorthy.. can't think of the name tho'

Hi mloc
Thanks for the tip
I followed it up and it's a place called My Sport at the top of castle street in enniscorthy if anyone else is interested

Tawfee

glasso wrote: »

yep - the midsole in runners (the part that provides the cushioning) will break down. most running shoes will last 300 - 450 miles depending on your style and the shoe. so the runners could look great from the outside but the cushioning will be gone and you won't be able to run for as long in them and are more likely to get injuries. if you decide to get the same runners again you can compare the old and new ones - the difference will be immediately apparent.

Thanks Glasso, will definitely go for the GT2110s again if I can find them, they were very comfortable when I first started using them.

elephant85

any idea of where I could get Gait analysis done in Galway/West?