Runners
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Me & Jules both wear Brooks Ghost & Brooks Ravenna
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my buddy said I should just go to a local running store and get fitted for something based on my walk, stride, etc.
Your buddy is absolutely right. Especially since you're not an experienced runner, it's the smartest option to get some experienced guidance. A place like Rogue Running or Ready To Run will do a gait analysis and find the right shoe for you. The last thing you want to do is buy shoes that look great, but exacerbate (or cause) discomfort or injuries.
For what it's worth, I've worn Mizuno Wave Riders for years, and I never would have even considered them if I hadn't gone to a specialty store (RunTex, which is now gone, I think?) for advice.
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I like Salomon a lot, but haven’t ever used their road shoes, only trail runners. Used to run in New Balance, but they stopped making the model I liked. I have a pair of Hokas for road that I like but don’t use all that much, but their trail shoes have not worked for me. A lot of my friends like Altra, but I could not get used to the zero drop.
Do any of you use Strava? I thought it would be fun to make an Iron Heart team/group on there.
Photo from long run yesterday:
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I would also advise going to a running store and trying on as many pairs as you can. Even if you don't bother with the gait analysis you still have the benefit of comparing by feel. As far as shoes, when I ran in college my university was sponsored by Nike so I trained in a number of different models for those 5 years (Pegasus, Elite, Structure, etc.). Since then I've pretty much stuck with Nike as a few of their shoe lasts work pretty well for me.
@neversummer I just joined Strava a few weeks ago as I formerly was just using the Garmin app to track everything. I mostly use Strava for cycling but all my runs are uploaded as well. If you take the reigns on making a group I'll definitely join. My user name is Evan Blanshan.
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A word of warning when going to a store for a gate analysis. I went to a store in Bath for a gate analysis and was asked to run up & down an alley in my jeans and a pair of trainers from the store. The person from the store made an analysis based on me running up and down the alley then charged me £20 for it. Every fibre of my being said don’t pay but I did. She offered me the trainers that suited my running style at a cost of £90. Jules had a look around in the same store and found the same model but in the previous evolution and saved me £40.
After returning home I emailed the store manager and detailed the whole experience and how I was left feeling like I’d been had. He refunded me the trainers (so I got them for free) and offered me a free and complete gate analysis but I never went back to that store. Don’t assume that because they offer a service, that they actually know anything about it !!!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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^^Fair point. A good gait analysis should be on a treadmill, with cameras to see both side and straight on views. They'll record you running for a few minutes, then replay the video while explaining how you run and what type of shoe you need as a result. If they don't do that, go somewhere that will.
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Thanks for all the help guys, one of my friends gave me some recommendations for some local spots to check out so I'm planning on doing that tomorrow.
Not sure if I really need the gait analysis as I'm not that into this whole thing yet, but I'm going to go see what's available out there.
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@Broark if you’re planning on buying new shoes anyway, you may as well have the gait analysis to ensure you buy the right pair for you. The analysis should be free (and as described by Chris above) and should result in a recommendation of the type of shoe you require with some examples sold by the store, in a range of prices.
I had my gait analysed in a U.K. store (Runners Need) some years ago and bought the recommended shoes for my neutral running style - New Balance 1080, which fortunately are available in a 2E width. I’m now on my third pair (with another squirrelled away) and can’t see any reason to change.
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Thanks @Maynard Friedman , sounds like the gait analysis might be worthwhile if I am planning on buying anyways.
We have a really big running community in Austin so there seem to be a few good shops worth checking out.
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@BloodnThunder it is done. It’s open for people to add themselves. Apparently I can’t add you because we aren’t friends. Search Iron Heart Army.
And to anyone else who uses Strava, please join up! -
Joined! Thanks for setting up the group.
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Broke my marathon PR by a slight bit this weekend with a 2:38. Cutting back for a couple weeks, then it's time for some big training for Berlin in September! Also, joined the Strava group! Nice to see that Hard as Duck logo, as I'll have the shirt waiting for me at home tonight.
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Congratulations @cander49 - what a great time!
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@Maynard:
Congratulations @cander49 - what a great time!
+1 inspirational effort [emoji122]
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@BloodnThunder @cander49 thanks for joining. You guys are fast, impressive effort on the marathon!
It’s funny, late last year I was talking to one of my trail running friends, and he was thinking about signing up for a road marathon this year. Fast forward to this year- he decided that would be too hard and instead signed up for the Utah ultra endurance 240 miler. -
A word of warning when going to a store for a gate analysis. I went to a store in Bath for a gate analysis and was asked to run up & down an alley in my jeans and a pair of trainers from the store.
@den1mhead have you had any better experiences in Bristol or Bath for shoes? I have an old pair of Mizuno’s with a really high drop and I’m looking to get a new paid with a mid drop. I’d like to go somewhere I can get some decent advice if poss.
Cheers!
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@Tidal there are 2 Runners Need stores in Bristol according to their website. I've been to a few in London (including Kings Cross near my office) and can recommend them.
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Just Run in Bath offers a full gait analysis service. I would always check who is the gait analysis specialist in store and see that individual [emoji106]
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@BloodnThunder @cander49 thanks for joining. You guys are fast, impressive effort on the marathon!
It’s funny, late last year I was talking to one of my trail running friends, and he was thinking about signing up for a road marathon this year. Fast forward to this year- he decided that would be too hard and instead signed up for the Utah ultra endurance 240 miler.Hah. That sounds ridiculous. I think I'm going to jump into a fast/flat 50 mile race late this Fall, but nothing beyond that in the foreseeable future. My philosophy with racing these days is that if I end up walking because something is a super steep uphill on a trail (like 20+% grade) and it's more efficient to just walk, that's fine, but if I have to walk solely because the distance is so long, then I'm not ready to race that distance. I can't even imagine being out in a single stage race for several days at a time.
