How do people lace their shoes? I read somewhere it can make a difference.

[Mum2run]

I just wondered how people lace their shoes? Mine are as so which is basically how they were when they came out if the box in the running shop in December.

I am sure I read somewhere that lacing them differently can sometimes help your running.

I'm asking because my left foot is starting to ache a little and it feels like the laces are too tight. If I undo them too much though then I won't be supported in my shoe.

All thoughts welcome

[andystev Graduate]

Different styles of lacing will fix different problems:

runnersworld.co.uk/shoes/ho...

[Drummond45 Graduate]

I went into Up And Running to ask them this very question, as I have quite wide feet and was finding my left foot was going numb. They showed me a different way of tying my laces which is also on this webpage:

runnersworld.co.uk/shoes/ho...

It does seem to have helped

[crox Graduate]

Also YouTube had some good videos

[GoogleMe Graduate]

That looping has been a revelation for me - chap at Sweatshop showed me how to do it and now I feel all cool and clever as my 'proper runner' relatives didn't know about it.

The other revelation has been locking laces ie elastic laces with a toggle.

[andystev Graduate in reply to GoogleMe]

Indeed, looping is brilliant, isn't it? I was amazed how much more comfortable my feet were.