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Runners: What's your shoes?

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I'm in the market to upgrade to a new pair of running shoes. I run mostly on concrete, and some times woodchips trail. If I do beach, I just run barefoot. I have a pretty good arch on the bottom of my feet, but my friend has serious flat foot.

I'm looking at Nike Free Run 4 or Nike Lunar Glide 4. Anybody have these shoe or have recommendation for people with flat foot?
 
What are you running in now? If they work for you, I'd recommend getting the same ones. How much and how often do you run? Have you ever had your gait analyzed?

It's impossible to recommend shoes without knowing precisely how your foot functions and how its shaped. It sounds like you're probably pretty neutral (not a lot of pronation) if you are able to run barefoot on the beach, but not necessarily. If you're serious about running and/or interested, I would highly recommend going to a Fleet Feet or other specialty running store and having them videotape you running on a treadmill so you and they can see exactly what your feet do when you run. Then they can recommend shoes based on that behavior.

But to answer your question of what I run in, I have a high, rigid arch, and am very neutral (I actually think I supinate just a little bit with my left foot). Right now I am wearing the Altra Instinct and Brooks Pure Connect as my daily trainers, Brooks Green Silence as my workout shoe, Saucony Peregrine and New Balance Minimus Trail as my trail shoes, Adidas AdiZero PR as my 5K shoes, and New Balance 1600 as my marathon shoes.
 
I'm a neutral runner. I strike with my heel first, and lift with my toes. I have proper arch underneath my feet. I run in some budget New Balance right now, but a lot of times I get shine splint after I run, no matter what surface I run on. I run 3-4 times a week, just 5 miles each time.
 
Not really a runner but I run 2-4 miles 2-3 times a week and have been wearing vibram KSO's and they work better for me than any traditional running shoe I have tried.
 
Its hard to ask other runners what they're running in because everyone is different. Because Shoe A works for Person A, doesn't necessarily mean Shoe A will work for Person B.

Best thing to do, find a dedicated running store and have them fit you.
 
new balances, dunno which model, it's to bring my foot neutral, i pronate.

If you have a running store near you, they'll often watch you walk and run to see what type of shoe(s) will help.
 
i have 2 pairs of Altras
Provision and Instinct
run mostly road/even trail

my boss runs in a pair of Loan Peaks and he loves them
 
How long did it take for you to get used to the zero drop Anubis? The 4mm drop wasn't bad for me, but I'm not sure about 0mm.
 
they say it takes 6 months and you should alternate between normal shoes and the zero drops. i said F that i just started running in them. the reason i have 2 pairs is that i wear 1 pair as every day shoes. TBH adjusting to that was harder than running in them. I didn't get the calf burning many seem to get and i assume that is because i wear Birkenstock so much and my calfs were used to to being in a close to 0 drop shoe, had quad burning for a bit but that only lasted for like a month or 2.

Depends on how much you run as well, i don't do much over 5 miles. My boss said it took him about 4 months to get used to his but he runs closer to 10mi 3 times a week
 
It is one article briefly stating the conclusions of three comprehensive studies from organizations whose only interest in this case is fact or what is best. As opposed to footwear companies with a conflicting financial interest.

BBC Panorama "The Truth About Sports Products" covers it as well, debunking both shoes and drinks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rul7XbM844
 
Bateluer said:
Its hard to ask other runners what they're running in because everyone is different. Because Shoe A works for Person A, doesn't necessarily mean Shoe A will work for Person B.

Best thing to do, find a dedicated running store and have them fit you.
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This! They never listen though....
 
ZOOYUKA said:
This! They never listen though....
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Apparently our posters are believeing getting 'fitted' is bullshit.

In the summer prior to 9th grade I was going out for Varsity football. I was 175-185 and in pretty good shape so a bigger kid at the time. That same summer I hit a growth spurt and it didn't allow my acheles tendons to stretch enough causing them to basically be cut down by the bone. First day of school I collapsed with one of my lower legs pretty much paralyzed. F' me that I was not immediately black listed from sports.

I turned to martial arts and found running was problematic. My lungs took it fine, but my shins, arches and knees would hurt after a few days of 3-5miles even.

Went to a doc and got fitted and then recommended some shoes to try rather than inserts. At the time they were Nike Air Pegasus. I was able to run and run and run and not have issues UNLESS I ran on concrete. On concrete after covering 10-15 miles in a week I'd get knee pain, but no longer arch or shin pain.
 
Currently, running in NB Minimus Road and Trail shoes.

Long story short used to have orthotics back in HS due to always turning my ankles in football/basketball. Then for running I used to wear motion control shoes then to stability and now neutral. All of this due to changing my running form.
 
Currently running on some Asics. I am not partial to a brand, just go to the running store and try on as many pairs (running a decent distance on each one). Once I have found the right one, I buy it.
 
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