Can someone please recommend a good running shoe, bit clueless when it comes to this stuff
Best running shoes : Can someone please... - Couch to 5K
Best running shoes
This healthunlocked.com/couchto5... is a link to an FAQ post about buying running shoes. Take other people's recommendations with a pinch of salt..........they are not you, do not run like you and their favourite shoe might injure you
A gait analysis done at a specialist running shop is highly recommended.
Exactly the same as previous reply 🙂👍
A good running shoe is one that works for you and the running that you do, De48 !
Sorry, I know that's not the simple answer you wanted, but have a look at the link in IannodaTruffe 's post.
I saw some highly-reputed shoes at 30% off in the sales. Tried them on, desperate to love them and snap up a bargain, but while there's no doubt they were good shoes, they just weren't right for my feet. I left them.
My best might not be your best. In this household we all wear different brands. The one thing we all have in common is that will all went to a specialist running store and had our gait analysed. The thought of having my gait analysed and getting on a running machine in public made me slightly uneasy but when I actually had it done the sales adviser and the whole process was very good and not embarrassing . The shoes they recommended made such a difference. ..
Could you recommend the best car for me please?
BMW X1 obviously 🤣🤣🤣
For C25k you don’t need to spend much 🙂 if you’ve got a comfortable trainer already it will probably be ok for the programme, providing it’s got decent grip
I think the time to treat yourself to a good running shoe is when you graduate and decide that you’re going to keep going 🙂
Good luck 🙂👍
Find a shop who have running shoes and offer a gait analysis ( or similar), they can advise and make sure you get a supportive shoe, it makes injury less likely and running more comfortable.
I am nearly 70 and embarked on C25K with huge trepidation. I'm also overweight (although I have lost 5 and a half stone - hurrah). I celebrate the fact that I don't have arthritis or other niggles, but I was very aware that running for longer and further than I have *ever* done was going to put my poor old body through some challenges. So around Week 4 I braved a specialist runner's shop and asked for advice. (I cannot tell you how out of place I felt going in there, surrounded by "proper" runners, but I did it). If I was going to graduate I really did have to have the best possible shoes. I ended up spending £150 because they felt by far the best from the range I was offered, by a delightful young man who didn't laugh or look sceptical. In fact, I felt really welcome.
And now I'm here, six weeks on from graduating. I'm slow and still diffident, but I have had no injuries and actually little discomfort after my runs. I'm quite sure that the story would be different had I not invested in those shoes.
Definitely it's an individual thing. What I wear (minimalist "barefoot" toe shoes) is most unlikely to be the best thing for you.