Fitness shoe recommendation?

angeldaisy

Hi I'm not sure if this is the right place for this?

I'm looking for a recommendation for trainers, runners, whatever you want to call them:rolleyes::rolleyes:

I recently developed Achilles tendonitis and am now in recovery following physio. I need to get back walking and need to get some new shoes.
Any one with any experience / advice?

Burkatron

OP, did your physio give you any recommendations? Did they mention that you have high or fallen arches? Or that you are a neutral pronator, over pronator or suppinator?
If not you need to get a gait analysis done.

This ranges from walking into a sports store such as elverys (Amphibian King in Bray or runways in Parnell st. Dublin would be the better options that I know of) & walking/running on a treadmill infront of a camera then they recommend what type of runner you need, to going to a specialist & standing on a pressurised pad which will give a digital read out of the pressure going through your foot & getting a custom made pair of orthotics.

You could also find out the info you need by getting the gait scan & get an off the shelf pair of orthotics. Its a hell of alot cheaper but might not work out aswell. The orthotics can be a better option in that you can slip them in & out of different shoes were as you'll only be getting support from when wearing your trainers!

Edit: you can always have a shot at the wet paper bag test see link:
http://www.runnersworld.com/article/1,7124,s6-240-319-326-7152-0,00.html
& then figure out what runners you want to give a shot from here http://www.ransacker.co.uk/

gymfreak

I was injured for a good 6months this year..tendonitis, runners knee, bones out of place..a lot of it was my own fault because I refused to rest it properly:(

When I was starting back running I went to runways on parnell street and they were great. Put me up on the treadmill and recorded me running in different runners to see which suited best, gave very good advice and you could tell they knew exactly what they were talking about. Haven't had any problems since. Will definitely be going back there when I'm getting another pair.

angeldaisy

thanks for the advice, my physio didn't give me a great deal of info, so kind of working in the dark. I'm based in Limerick so will check around and see if there is anyone in town that can help. I need to get something sorted because I can feel my knees starting to take the strain now and I don't want to suffer much longer.

Burkatron

Forgot to say you wont get immediate results as you need to break the runners/ insoles in! If you're walking this wont be as long, if you're running it can be a bit of a pain! Can be up to 3 months before you get use to them!

DDPT

Burkatron makes a lot of sense.

if your insole and shoe combination is right however, minimal breaking in should be needed.

D

Transform

all of this will help - http://thetransformationcatalyst.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/how-to-pick-the-right-runners-for-you/

I also recommend doing some foam rolling, stretching and ankle mobility work outside of the hands on work that you are getting and doing all of that in a big way as runners alone are never the full answer.

olewy

gymfreak wrote: »

When I was starting back running I went to runways on parnell street and they were great.

I've read other positive reviews of Runways so I expected a positive experience with them but when I phoned them to simply check on availability and price I was less than impressed with their phone manner (borderline rude). If they can't even get the basics right I'll shop elsewhere.