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All round runner sale

  • 28-12-2020 7:31pm
    #1
    atilladehun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,630 ✭✭✭


    Hey,

    Anyone got an all round runner they'd recommend. Something that would cover the average gym goer doing some weights work and going for a run?

    Need something more supportive than those mesh runners, but still able for a 5k jog.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    BurntAsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭BurntAsh


    If you're doing any compound lifts then a flat runner with minor give is best to ensure you have a stable platform that won't rock/collapse. You're also looking for supportive runners for a 5k jog. Perhaps look at two pairs of cheap runners.


  • #3
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,694 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    I always liked Asics for running but not a hope I'd wear them to do anything in the gym. Just get a cheap pair of runners for < €10 in Dunnes, Penneys etc that look like Converse-type runners


  • #4
    TheW1zard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,346 ✭✭✭TheW1zard


    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    I always liked Asics for running but not a hope I'd wear them to do anything in the gym. Just get a cheap pair of runners for < €10 in Dunnes, Penneys etc that look like Converse-type runners

    10 euro runners from Penneys? Hahaha


  • #5
    JMR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 636 ✭✭✭JMR


    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    I always liked Asics for running but not a hope I'd wear them to do anything in the gym.

    Why do you say that? Just curious


  • #6
    atilladehun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,630 ✭✭✭atilladehun


    Thanks!

    I've been using asics for both gym and running for a while now. 😳

    That's an embarrassed face


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  • #7
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,694 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    TheW1zard wrote: »
    10 euro runners from Penneys? Hahaha

    Yep. Ones with minimal soles for using when lifting weights in the gym.

    Why is that so funny?


  • #8
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,694 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    JMR wrote: »
    Why do you say that? Just curious

    Ok probably a bit dramatic but I wouldn't wear them for any leg or hip hinge exercises. Or anything like standing overhead press. Chunky soles don't help. Flat soles are better.

    ETA: running shoes have a much thicker foam sole that's relatively soft. That makes for more instability when you add in weight. Watch someone in the gym squat with running runners on and you'll see the foot shift about a bit. Also means it takes from the amount of upward power you exert on the bar...flat sole with no cushion means there's nothing to absorb some of the power exerted to move the bar up.

    Also, higher heels for things like hip hinging changes the leverages a little.

    Fairly simple pair of runners with minimal sole does the job.


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