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  • #52
    Ceepo
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    ILoveYourVibes wrote: »
    I speak from personal experience ...no it definitely makes a huge difference ...its not a myth. I have made that mistake myself I learnt the hard way.

    You can feel it in your calves for a start. Runners do soften ...even the perfect running shoe that feels it fits like a glove at first will hurt after 6k or so because your feet expand differently in each new shoe...you can't go a size up etc it will be too lose.

    Plus its not just the size shape around your foot its the hardness of the sole.

    Your muscles feel MUCH more tired after new shoes the next day after a run. THAT more than anything is what happens for me anyway.

    So if i get new shoes i keep the old ones and alternate for a bit. One day old shoes next day new ones.

    At this stage i know the runners i need and like for me.

    But before ..my thing was this ..
    I basically asked in a running shop sports store for someone with some experience of fitting shoes for runners. I would ask them what mileage the runners have in them etc.

    Where the cushioning is in runners used to be more important for me. But as my gait improved it became less important.


    But if you need more stability ..or have weak ankles ...certain runners give more motion control. If you underpronate you need more cushioning.

    The person fitting will see there is enough room in the width for long walking etc lengthwise too. They need to see your arch etc.

    Think about it if you think these things don't matter ...the OP is buying NEW runners because the older ones are destroying their feet.

    This stuff matters. My feet have bled and gotten blisters etc

    The OP will know themselves in future what they life.

    If you don't want to break in YOUR shoes that's cool. I NEED to ...or its no joke. Everyone is diff.

    The fact that it make a "huge" difference to YOU doesn't make it a fact.
    On occasion I've ran 10 miles with runners straight out of the box, with no calf or feet issues after 6k.

    Asking staff about milage a runner "has in them" doesn't mean much tbh. As it's only a guild. Most manufacturers say 300/400 miles. But there are to many variables that come into play.
    I've seen people running twice that in runners with know issues.

    As for stability runners etc for over pronation.
    There is no evidence that it reduces injury.
    As for over pronation. Pronation can be forefoot, mid foot or rear foot, do you put the in the same "stock" shoe?.
    Pronation is part of the natural shock absorbency, in order to difine what is "over pronation" you need to define what is normal probation. As I've yet I have to see that in any printed journal.

    Looking at the arch. Means very little tbh. Yes you can tell if someone has a flat foot or high arch, but that only one small part of the equation.

    Running shoe companys and "specialist" running shoe shops "sell" you the idea of specific shoe for you foot type. As as I mentioned there isn't any evidence to back up that they prevent injury.
    Interesting to note that if all the sports running is the only sport where this happens. No other sport too the best of my knowledge has specific shoes for your foot type.


  • #53
    ILoveYourVibes
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    Ceepo wrote: »
    A few have stated that Reebook are a fashion trainer/shoe.
    This depends in the model that you get, which is no different that any other brand of runners.
    Reebook "float ride" runners are made from "pebax" foam. This is the same foam that Nike use in their high end Pegasus turbo, and top end and probably the most used line of racing shoes, the Nike 4%, Next%, and Alpha fly.


    Angel Eyes stately hers were clearly for leisure.


  • #54
    Ceepo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,730 ✭✭✭Ceepo


    ILoveYourVibes wrote: »
    Angel Eyes stately hers were clearly for leisure.

    I didn't mean to quote you directly.
    Just highlighting that not all Reebook runners are leisure footwear and that they also make high end runners.
    Without knowing the specific model it impossible to say anything more about them.


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