New trainers porn!

[Milajayne]

So still running 32 mins with the odd speed interval to change it up a bit I finally went for gait analysis despite my reservations (runnersconnect.net/running-...

Was told I was neutral. It cost £30 for less than 5 mins (free if I bought from the shop). The guy was helpful with choosing trainers but the ones I went for cost £115. Afterwards when I checked online I can get them for £70. So even with the £30 I was still down £15.

To be honest I felt pretty scammed initially but now on balance I think it’s best I know I’m neutral and what kind of runners I should be going for. Worth paying £45 more for trainers? Not sure.

Anyway they are a massive improvement from before and I’m sure I ran faster 😉

[MrsCDN Graduate]

My friend did the gait analysis and got the shoes from the shop first time and now she just shops about for the same ones in online discount shops.

[Comfortnotspeed]

💕oooooh shoes.....

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Oh yes we like new shoes. Shame you paid more than online but you've got them now. I'm sure you did run faster 😊😊

[backintime Graduate]

With a title like this how can I not look : )

They are nice though !

Maybe you can go back to the shop and ask them to price match ? Do they have a customer charter online ? It might be worth reading it

[Milajayne Graduate in reply to backintime]

Il have a look at that thanks. Also might put ‘porn’ in every title, just so you have to look 😂😂

[Debston Graduate in reply to Milajayne]

😂 They look great. Now you have the confidence of knowing that you are neutral gait and in future you can shop around for bargains.

[backintime Graduate in reply to Milajayne]

😂😂😂

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Gait analysis is worth doing annually... but there’s also the option to get 2nd and 3rd pairs online straight afterwards!

Nice shoe porn... I’m a fan of that kind of colour scheme... my new ones arrived yesterday and they’re black on black with black logos and even a black sole!

[Milajayne Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Yes, I can’t cope with the usual assumed female colours of pink and purple 🙄 I didn’t know the gait profile can change though! The shop guy didn’t mention that.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Milajayne]

Usually it doesn’t, but it can... some of it I think is related to speed more than anything. Technically we have at least 4 gaits... walk, jog, run and sprint... some also include skip but I never do that. The main difference is the speed and the muscle movement, but footfall can be affected... and unlike the horse our gaits aren’t massively different, so we may have a changing with speed gait more than separate ones, I’m no bio mechanical expert but this is my understanding for gaits changing over time... and then things like strengthening and stability work to make running easier also have an effect.

[Lindsey-joy Graduate]

Ooooh nice! Love the colour.

Crikey £30 is a bit steep for the gait analysis, especially if it only took 5 mins.

I think the shop i went to charged £20 but again that was free if you got the trainers there but it took almost half an hour of being video-ed and then trying on different types of shoe until they found the most suitable. Then again my feet are as flat as pancakes so i wasn't a straight forward customer!