Well... If you insist!

[Bike_and_Run]

So I'm three weeks back into running, and Strava kindly sends me an email suggesting I buy a new pair of trainers.

Bearing in mind my current Brooks Glycerin 16s were given to me by a friend who was going to throw them away, so were pretty much worn out anyway, so with an added 500k of my running (I can't actually believe I've run that far in 6months) Strava is probably correct - it's time to get a new pair!

It's my birthday next week, so I'm thinking the timing is perfect, but my bank manager isn't really keen on birthdays, especially at the moment, so replacing my brooks for a new pair isn't really viable right now.

Any suggestions on a sub £50 shoe that can handle running 30km a week as I build up to a couple of half marathons before the year is out?

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

I have heard that Decathlon do some pretty good budget shoes.

[Bike_and_Run Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

My first pair when starting out on C25K was a decathlon pair. Only £15. They were a great starting pair, but I began to feel it once I was clocking up the weekly mileage. Maybe some of their more expensive options could be a better bargain, although I think I've been spoilt by the Brooks, I'm not sure I wanna go back. I'll go back and see, when the bank balance is low we gotta make sacrifices 👍👍

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Bike_and_Run]

Fair enough. I got a good bargain on eBay recently, some worn once Sauconys for £24 inc postage - might be worth looking on there?

[Bike_and_Run Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

That's a good find. Love a bargain!!

My friend who gave me my brooks always gets good quality second hand bargains on eBay, but all I seem to find are companies selling new.

I'll keep searching, I'm sure there's a bargain out there for me somewhere

[K8nno Half Marathon 10 Miles]

The one thing I wouldn’t skimp on is trainers, especially if you’re doing a fair amount of k’s.

[Bike_and_Run Half Marathon in reply to K8nno]

I don't want to, but the monthly income compared to the monthly expenses at the moment is making finding the funds to invest well in my feet tricky.

I'm scrolling through the internet in the hope to find a bargain. Surely someone somewhere is selling a size 11 pair with 90% off 🤷‍♂️🤞

[Visionon]

Try sportsshoes.com, here's a link I prepared earlier, they have a big sale on at the moment:

sportsshoes.com/products/z/...

Lots under £50.

Cheers

V.

[Bike_and_Run Half Marathon in reply to Visionon]

Some good offers in here. Thanks.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Bike_and_Run]

If you order from them do it over the phone as you pay less postage Don’t know why 🤷‍♀️ I was annoyed at their high postage charge so I phoned up to ask why it was so high. You can often get last years models, or unpopular colours, far cheaper. It’s worth a good browse online 👍

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Gotta love strava! Garmin told me to get my last new pair 😀

[Bike_and_Run Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I was trying to save for a Garmin, but I think shoes are gonna take that money away

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Bike_and_Run]

Yep. Shoes definitely come first 😊