Sore ankles. Is it my new shoes or the impact of 7 weeks of road running?

[Lynnebradbury23]

Hi, I have been running since the start of lockdown in an old pit of new balance trail trainers. 7 weeks in and they now have holes in the toe and I think the mileage is up on them so I treated myself to a new pair of running shoes. I stuck to new balance, gained half size ?(not sure how that happened but my normal size is now too small in all shoes) and I have aching ankles on the inside of them. I am fine to walk and stairs are a bit sore. Is it my new shoes. I have completed 4x 5km in them and do I go back to trail running shoes even though I am now running on the road ?

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome to the forum and well done on your progress.

This guide to the plan is essential reading healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

and includes advice on minimising impact, stretching after every run, hydration and strengthening exercises, all of which will help.

It also include a link to a post about running shoes.

New shoes can support your feet differently so can create different tensions and stresses, which is why it is a good idea to alternate your new and old shoes over a period to break in both the shoes and your feet/legs.

I would not recommend running on roads in trail shoes except for very short sections of runs.

Enjoy your journey.

[Roxdog Graduate]

Sorry to hear about your sore ankles. You say you're running 5k 3 times a week, but you are still on the programme, so you must be running quite fast to be covering that distance at this stage in the programme. I wonder if you could slow down, quite a lot. That might help your ankles