New runners for DCM? Too Late?

sideswipe

Hi all, right have a bit of a footware problem - left the runners I intend using for DCM outside this evening as I'd been on grass and they were dirty, just found the dog has fecking chewed one of them:mad:! I do have others, but most are quite worn etc.
The ones i've been using really suit me for long runs as I've never had a problem with them.
What are people's opinions or experience on getting new runners at this late stage (the same make and model).
Cheers

RacoonQueen

If you get the same make and model, I personally, don't see the problem. I've often got a new pair of runners then gone out and done a LSR in them about two runs in. Don't really but into this whole breaking new runners in thing, unless you're trying a completely different shoe.

Brianderunner

Not quite too late. They say you should have 100 miles in them before a marathon but if you get the same model and wear them around the house and do a few runs in them you should be ok. Buy them in person (not online) asap.

sideswipe

Cheers RQ, that's pretty much what I was thinking but just looking at the Amphibian King website where I got them and it seems there is a newer, updated model of the ones I have now available which has me a little worried, could get them delivered from wiggle but wouldn't get them till next week. I wouldn't mind but the fecking dog is 11 years old and I can't remember the last time he chewed anything:mad:

Tis my owen fault really, should have bought a couple of pairs when I found a pair that really suited me.

robinph

Id say your safer getting the updated model from AK and wearing them in a bit than hoping that the same model the dog currently has arrives from Wiggle. If you go along to AK then you could quiz them on the changes, it might just be new colours and snazzy laces or something daft like that.

sideswipe

robinph wrote: »

Id say your safer getting the updated model from AK and wearing them in a bit than hoping that the same model the dog currently has arrives from Wiggle. If you go along to AK then you could quiz them on the changes, it might just be new colours and snazzy laces or something daft like that.

Going to call in to AK tomorrow and quiz them up and hope they might even have a pair of the older model in my size in stock still. Only have about 25 miles left to do before the big day so not much time for breaking in.

trats

I have run over 20 miles on shoes straight from the box with no problem, were same make and model as previous shoe.
Last pair was new model but gave me a blister after a few runs, took at least 200 before the stiffness was gone so be careful

village runner

Make sure to wear a pair of double layer socks.......What is the problem with the older ones ?? If they aint beat personally i would stick with them. Nothing worse than you soles burning at 10k and you have 20 miles to go.
At the end of the day its your call. The new show gives you that extra bounce but for peace of mind ???
You have trained on the old pair, tried and trusted....If last week I would have had a differnt answer.
If you go with them use them straight away.:(:(

bart simpson

im in a bit of a dilema myself, i have a pair of runners with about 500 miles on them and i have a new pair that has about 100 miles on them

i was intending on wearing the old ones but on my last long run my feet began to ache at mile 19, 20, and 21, i dont know if its the runners or just that it was a hard week.
the new ones are comfortable but didnt do 21 miles in them so dont know what they would be like at that stage
i weighed both, new ones 405 grams per runner, old ones 394 g ( prob lighter dew to sole wore down a bit)

Would 11 g per foot lighter old ones be a factor over a marathon course?
Would the extra cushioning of the new ones make them the prefered choice?

sideswipe

What is the problem with the older ones ??

They are quite worn, I actually try to keep a record of how many miles are on each pair by noting which ones I'm using on garmin connect, my alternative pair, which I still use sometimes if my first pair are wet, have somewhere between 500-600 miles on them, my predicament is trying to decide whether a well worn pair is better than a new pair.
Thanks all for the advice.

RICHIE-RICH

I got new runners a week out from the cork marathon this year and had no issues. My older ones had a hole in them so I had to decide which was worse/better, a shoe that might disintegrate half way along, or a new shoe which may give me "new-shoe" blisters.

I went with the new ones and was fine.

From what I recall, the general opinion here (with which I concurr) is that there is minimal breaking in time required.

Caveat: Make sure you do a few runs in the new shoes to be sure they are OK.

sideswipe

Oh well, can't find the same runners in my size so older ones it will have to be as I'm very reluctant to try a new make or model at this stage, might try new insoles in them to make up for the amount of miles and ware on them.

Bez Bing

sideswipe wrote: »

Oh well, can't find the same runners in my size so older ones it will have to be as I'm very reluctant to try a new make or model at this stage, might try new insoles in them to make up for the amount of miles and ware on them.

Is there no other shop you could try?

sideswipe

Bez Bing wrote: »

Is there no other shop you could try?

I rang about nine different shops, the problem is it's a new balance MR760ST shoe which are not that common in main stream sports shops which only leaves the dedicated running shops who all seem to be out (seemingly it takes 2 weeks to order from New Balance)


Just ordered from wiggle anyway so will have them early next week, not sure if i'll use them though.

devotional1993

sideswipe wrote: »

I rang about nine different shops, the problem is it's a new balance MR760ST shoe which are not that common in main stream sports shops which only leaves the dedicated running shops who all seem to be out (seemingly it takes 2 weeks to order from New Balance)


Just ordered from wiggle anyway so will have them early next week, not sure if i'll use them though.

This is a common line they give you. It does not take two weeks to get them in.Why are we still getting that old line twenty years on. If I was to run my business like that I wouldn't have a sale.

louthandproud

sideswipe wrote: »

Hi all, right have a bit of a footware problem - left the runners I intend using for DCM outside this evening as I'd been on grass and they were dirty, just found the dog has fecking chewed one of them:mad:! I do have others, but most are quite worn etc.
The ones i've been using really suit me for long runs as I've never had a problem with them.
What are people's opinions or experience on getting new runners at this late stage (the same make and model).
Cheers

I had to change last year 3-4 day before DCM due to leaving mine somewhere, got updated version of the same shoe and wore them everywhere for those 3-4 days. They didn't cause me any problem at all in the race.

digger2d2

sideswipe wrote: »

Hi all, right have a bit of a footware problem - left the runners I intend using for DCM outside this evening as I'd been on grass and they were dirty, just found the dog has fecking chewed one of them:mad:!

Is the dog now showing any signs of over pronation?

sideswipe

He won't even look me in the eye since he heard my scream of anguish when I saw what he did!

sideswipe

Just an interesting tip I was given over the weekend about getting new runners close to a marathon-
Take the old insoles out of your damaged/worn runners and swap them with the insoles in the new runners, seemingly because the old insole have your foot shape in them they ease the transition from old to new, not sure how much difference it will make but sounds like quite a good idea in theory.