Transitioning to New Shoes

[Mandaree]

So when I started running back in June I had a pair of Nike Revolution 4s that I used and they were ok. The main issue is that they were a bit tight on one foot and I found that one of my toenails was getting bruised. Recently they started rubbing the skin on my toes and causing blisters.

With a half marathon coming up in April, I decided to have a gait analysis and treated myself to a pair of Asics Gel Nimbus 22s. I got them today and wore them on an easy 5K recovery run tonight. They felt so nice! My issue is that I heard you should transition to new shoes over 3 weeks (short run first week, speed work the second week and then your long run in the third week).

I am tempted to just wear them going forward just because my old shoes are starting to actually hurt my feet. Thoughts? Experiences with transitioning into new shoes? Did you ease in or out with the old and in with the new?

[SlowLoris]

Just wear the new shoes.

Before they wear out transition into new ones but don’t keep running in badly fitting shoes.

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

I just wear my new shoes 😊

If you were moving into zero drop, and particularly minimalist shoes, you would need to take time to get used to them, but Asics Gel Nimbus are most definitely not in that category.

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

You’re more likely to cause issues continuing wearing your old shoes given that they’re giving you problems with tightness and blisters, so I’d go right for the new ones. They sound lovely, and as they’ve been fitted professionally they should be good to go.

Enjoy! 😀

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

I've never transitioned in the pat. I have been alternating with my latest pair, but that's only because of a change from 10mm to 5mm drop.

Going up a size in shoes didn't stop me bruising one of my toes on long runs; I'm now using the heel lock lacing technique to stop my foot sliding forwards and that seems to have cured the problem (just google if you haven't come across it before). Good luck.

[Mandaree Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Thank you! My problem is that my right foot is slightly bigger than my left and my second toe is longer than my big toe (weird long toe issues) so I can definitely feel it hitting the end of my shoe. I was always self conscious about having bigger feet so have probably been wearing too small shoes most of my adult life. Really wish I had taken better care of my feet now that I've started running! I think it is definitely a size issue, but will look into heel locking if it continues.

[misswobble Marathon]

I transitioned to zero drop. I once had to wear-in some Mizuno trail shoes which were stiff. most shoes are comfy straight out of the box fortunately

Have fun in them 😃👍