New and refurbished shoes (and fingers crossed!)

[JonathanP]

So....I've been thinking about getting some new trainers for a while. I visited the shop where I bought my trusty Saucony Omni 16s before I started c25k last May and they said that they still had some life in them (after 680km). However the heels were worn down and they said I could get these replaced if I wanted. Also the 16s have been discontinued 😢. Hence a trip to the cobbler and what you see in the photo! It doesn’t look pretty but I guess the proof of the pudding will be in the running! 😀

I decided however to get some new shoes suitable for off-road to encourage me to be a bit more adventurous in my routes – so the other pair in the picture are Kalenji Kiprun Trail (no bright colours for me! 😀), together with a new pair of orthotic insoles. They are relatively cheap and apparently are also ok for tarmac which should be great for our parkrun. I gave them a 5k run yesterday and all seems good so far!

Happy running one and all!

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10]

Happy new shoes!👍

[JonathanP Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

Thanks Baddie - should keep me going for another few hundred km. 😀

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

680km in less than a year is a long way! I'm aiming for 700km this year. I'm slightly behind target, but there's the summer to go yet so should be ok...

[JonathanP Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

Yes I've been lucky in being able to run 3 times a week most weeks with no spells on the IC (tempting fate!)

[lexi6 Graduate10]

Its really hard farewelling fave running shoes, I like that they can now live on a little longer. I do like your new ones though.

[JonathanP Graduate10 in reply to lexi6]

Thanks - so do I !

[Mollydex]

I love new running shoes

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

I guess that proves you are a heel striker JP. The rest of the sole looks fine, so it will be interesting to see how you get on.

Happy trail running. UTS wore his new trail shoes on the Billy Trail yesterday, with the insoles, and seemed to be happy with them. Your parkrun is a mixture of rough and smooth so a hybrid is good.

[JonathanP Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Yes that's been the wear pattern for all my shoes. I'm hopeful about the heels but time will tell!

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Very resourceful Jonathan! 👍 I never knew you could fix trainers. 🤔 Great idea. 😀 And wow, what a lot of kms you’ve clocked up! 👊🏃‍♂️

I’m sorely tempted to buy another pair of Brooks Revel 2’s as I love them for running and casual wear too! They’re still clean enough to do that as I also have some trail shoes which I wear on the trails (funny that!) and my old Asics are good for wet weather. But I know the Brooks won’t stay clean for ever - and they’re so comfy and (according to my kids) cool, that I’d like some more. 😎 Bit extravagant? Maybe!

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

If you’ve found a pair you love Cheeky, get another pair before they discontinue them.

[JonathanP Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Yes I was surprised when the running shop said it was an option.

Perhaps you have a birthday coming up for your Brooks? 😀

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

Sadly my birthday was in January, but maybe Mother’s Day? Hey kids .......... 😅

[JonathanP Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Only 4 days to wait!

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

👞 ❤️👍

[misswobble Graduate10]

Great stuff. Cobblers! Lucky you could still find one 😃

Getting more miles out of your shoes is a great idea. Have fun 😃👍

[JonathanP Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

Thanks - unfortunately there's a lot of cobblers around at the moment!😀

[Katnap Graduate10]

So will we be seeing your parkrun times tumbling? 😁

[JonathanP Graduate10 in reply to Katnap]

Tumbling may be too strong - but I'm hoping for a modest shaving! 😀

[Katnap Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

Every second counts! 😁