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
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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.
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Exactly the same as previous reply 🙂👍
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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.
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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. ..
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Could you recommend the best car for me please?
BMW X1 obviously 🤣🤣🤣
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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 🙂👍
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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.
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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.
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Definitely it's an individual thing. What I wear (minimalist "barefoot" toe shoes) is most unlikely to be the best thing for you.