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- MattJF317, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10Step 9: *Very Important* Buy the right size. You should have a thumbnail's width between the end of your toe and the end of the shoe. It may feel too long, but as long as the shoe isn't slipping all over the place then it's fine. You should never wear shoes where you hit the end.
-I work for an elite running store (undisclosed name) and this is ALWAYS the major battle. Bottom line is you can wear what you want, but you're going to be the one to suffer, not the person selling them to you-
And Diggers do run, I'm doing the Chicago Marathon. - ajifans, on 10/10/2007, -5/+14First step to buying a good pair of running shoes is understanding that Nikes are only worn by athletes who are paid to wear them and people who don't know any better.
- teddyrux, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10Let me save you the time of reading the 8 steps.
Step 1: Go to store designed specifically to sell running shoes (ex. Running Room) and ask the salespeople to sell you a pair. - reknaps, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11Who the hell looks at who dugg the story before checking out the story??
- doctorfungi, on 10/10/2007, -3/+11I didn't know that until you said it... I don't think many other people would either.
- catfish182, on 10/10/2007, -2/+9who the hell runs and diggs ??
- AlexWills, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6I get my shoes free now in general for running on a college team but here's a few tips I learned over the years:
1) Running specialty stores are always the best bet before choosing shoes over the internet to order. They'll suggest shoes based on your arch and foot position.
2) Ignore attractiveness of shoe, if you run any sort of mileage they'll be dirty anyway
3) Try out atleast a few different shoes you like until you find you like the best. Took me a few years to find my favorite kind of shoes which are generally lightweight racing shoes for training.
3) Don't try running with Nike shoes in general as they are only designed for looks and wear out quickly, ignore Nike Free's especially unless you've ran barefoot before
4) Humans aren't evolutionarily adapted to wearing shoes so try giving your feet some freedom and build up some barefoot mileage on the side. I do barefoot miles after my regular runs, about 4 miles around the rubber track barefoot but started out at about a half mile to a mile in the soccer field grass first.
5) You may need orthotics if you are getting lingering injuries on the foot or ankle or even blisters. I used to have horrible blisters and had tibialis tendonitis on the front of the foot and after using orthotics those problems dissappeared because my alignment was off. The podiatrist made me some custom made racing orthotics too and I later had my best couple of track seasons ever. - p0tent1al, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Take it from someone who has ran track, this article is ok at best. Step 2, 3, and 4 are the meat of it, everything else is self-explanatory.
And as far as shin splints go, once again, take it from someone who has had shin splints, shoes only help a little. I had shin splints for a couple of years even with top line running shoes, but they didn't go away until I did 2 things.
1. Stretch. There are certain stretches that help a lot.
For instance, kneel down, and place your hands on the floor, comfortably in front of you. With hands still in front of you, and your feet generally staying still (just making sure the bottom of the front of your feet are on the floor comfortably), slowly bring your midsection, or to say it bluntly, your ass into the air. The more you make your feet touch the ground, you will feel the stretch, also the more you put your midsection into the air you can feel it. After a couple of months, you are making progress when you can make most of your feet touch the ground, and even more progress when you can make your feet touch, and still have your midsection fully in the air. Doing this stretch, you should feel it around the area of the pain you have shin splints.
2. Gel-Insoles.
This for me is what really took away my Shin Splints. When you run, your legs are under a lot of pressure and shock. If you ever get a spoon and hit it hard, you will see the spoon vibrate for a little. That is what happens every time your leg hits the ground, and it aggrivates your shins. Gel Insoles lessen the impact of that (and they took away my shin=splints).
You have to find really really good ones that are thick and feel nice (please don't get dr. scholls, they don't work for something as intensive as track, trust me I went through 2 pairs before I founded the ones that relieved my splints).
But yeah this article is alright at best.But follow the tips I gave you, they fixed my shin splints. - Hates, on 10/10/2007, -4/+8Barefooting is what it's about. Failing that, I run in Vibram Five Fingers: http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -3/+7kevin rose jogs!
- Jesse, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4I've been jogging for a while now, because I have fallen arches (a more poetic way of saying "flat feet"), good running shoes are very important. I went to a nearby running store four months ago and bought an excellent pair of Brooks.
Not everyone on Digg is as lethargic as you think. - doctorfungi, on 10/10/2007, -4/+7Oh come on, how many people on Digg take running so seriously that they are going to break in a pair of shoes!
- DigitalN, on 10/10/2007, -9/+12watch this hit the front page just because Kevin Rose dugg it.
- etruscan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I run twice a week, occasionally substituted by biking, though my mountain bike bit the dust a while back, so mostly it's running and hiking now. The shoes are an important part of making it a pleasant experience. Wrong shoes... you'll regret it for a week afterwards.
- sfh1182, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2http://www.barefootrunner.org/
- samgab, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Yeah, that's great on the streets with broken glass, nails, paraphernalia, etc... Your feet wouldn't last 2 minutes on our streets.
- ASSHO, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3That's B.S. I'm an avid runner, and some of the best cushioned shoes i've worn lately have been Nikes. Way better than N.B., Adidas, or Mizunos.
- jstohler, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Agreed. As I was submitting this, I noticed that people have done similar stories and they've gone nowhere. That's the only explanation.
- jwhiskey, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2This article is dead onA good running shop is truly an invaluable resource.
I'd just be wary about number 5. More money doesn't always mean a better shoe. More often, it seems like the more expensive shoes just have a bigger advertising budget.
Also, a great brand doesn't mean a damn thing if they don't make a shoe that fits your foot shape/running style. - samgab, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I don't think you can test a pair of shoes out properly in just 7 steps.
- wilsonthecat, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4Who is Kevin Rose?
- tamurlane6, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2How did you find it DigitalN? Be honest now...
- popabawa, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2If you find a great pair of running shoes it's a good idea to stock up on few pairs just before they update the range (you might even get 'em cheap!). The updated shoes will be subtly different and very possibly not *quite* as perfect for your feet.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1PS - Obviously if Nike running shoes in General don't fit you well then don't sacrifice comfort to get a cool toy, the shoe is ultimately what's going to help prevent injuries (in conjunction with proper stretching and warmups/cooldowns). Especially when you're first starting out, it's EXTREMELY important to stretch before and after your run and to get a good cool-down walk. You'll minimize that "sore muscles day after not doing any physical exercise in who-knows-how-long", not to mention that as muscle is torn and rebuilt via physical exercise, good stretching habits can dramatically increase flexibility (bad ones dramatically reduce it).
Ok, ok, enough ranting about running. Sadly, no one is probably going to read this anyways... - sfh1182, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Guess that's why you don't work there anymore.
- sfh1182, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1"Also running shoes are only good for 300 or 400 miles. After that even a shoe that fits well will start chafing you in its worn areas."
Not always true. I can usually get 800-1000 miles out of my running shoes.
As far as blisters, a gait analysis is a good idea. Also, something like BodyGlide will help a lot. - OmegaOverride, on 11/11/2008, -0/+1wonderful nike sneakers
http://www.repcodes.com - sigintop, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1They won't damage your feet if you use them correctly. The packaging even tells you to walk around in them first every other day till your foot gets used to the barefoot-ness. Then you gradually start adding more miles and days to your running. Nike Free's strengthen your feet.
- Dangerman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Sorry, I've been running off and on for 17 years and I can assure you that it is necessary to wear in shoes before they will perform the way they are designed. There is natural compression that occurs in any foam like Solyte, torsion plates need to be torqued before they will respond normally. Natural and synthetic rubbers develop micro-fissures that change their initial flexibility and their response. Also the seams and stitching will relax somewhat after the shoes have 30-50 miles on them.
Overall a decent pair of shoes should give you 300-500 miles of post break-in performance. A shoe's performance characteristics is certainly different for the first several runs, though. - DigitalN, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2because it has that nice star on top of the dugg number. (and because Kevin Rose is my only friend :( )
- hollismb, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Me. I run about four miles outside every other day, and lift weights on the other days.
- gajillion, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Amen to the Nike comment. Sadly, there actually was a time when that company made a performance shoe (the 80s?). On the other hand, a few of their accessories kick ass. They Nike elite socks are awesome.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I knew without even doing a mouseover of who dugg this from my friends, that the main reason this was on the front page was b/c Kevin Rose dugg it. He always diggs random running/health/nutrition stories, and as a runner that's +exposure for the sport/hobby.
FYI if you really love running and are a geek about it like I am, or are just a geek and are somewhat interested in getting in shape via running, the Nike+ shoes/iPod Nano (obviously you have to have a nano) kit are the way to go. If not for the fact that you can numerically and visually track your progress and the system automatically saves all your runs and tells you a wide variety of stats, but also because Nike has a pretty slick flash-based website that the data is uploaded to. In addition to being able to set a wide variety of goals for yourself on the site, it incorporates a kind of workout-based social networking/competition that allows you to see how your friends (good not to start alone) are doing in their runs and even allows you to set workouts for everyone in your group and see who got what times.
If you don't have any friends with the kit no problem, b/c the site also allows you to see, say, for a 5k run, random other people's times from around the country, and by choosing someone close to your pace, track their progress in comparison to your own.
http://nikeplus.nike.com/nikeplus - Even if you don't have the kit you can still view the site and get a feel for what it's like - Vic333, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1You really should try talking to these people. The salesman at the running store I go to is incredibly knowledgeable. Even if they don't engage in the sport, a good salesman will get to know their product.
- jmchez, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1800 to 1,000 miles? Darn! I'm guessing that you are a light woman because I find it hard to believe that a heavy man could get that kind of mileage. Or, maybe your brand of shoes is really good.
- hollismb, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Yeah, I just thought it was a good article.
- sfh1182, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Most running shoe companies offer wider sizes. The problem is, stores won't carry the wider sizes because very few people are actually going to buy them. Your best bet is to find a shoe that is pretty comfortable in the regular width, and then either ask the store to order you the wider size or go home and order it online (generally much cheaper).
- bball2, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I used to sell running shoes as a summer job, very good tips
- sfh1182, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Actually, stretching first is not the best idea. If you're going to stretch at all, run a warm-up first, then stretch. Stretching before running increases the chances of injury. It is likened to trying to stretch out cold playdo as opposed to warmer playdo; the cold will break apart faster whereas the warmer will just stretch.
- sfh1182, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Nope, I'm about 140 lb man. I mostly wear Asics. Of the two pair I have in rotation, one is at 843 miles, the other is only at 465.
- sigintop, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I have a pair of Nike Free's that gives the same effect. Barefoot running strengthens your foot and leg more than wearing running shoes. There's a theory that your body can learn to adapt to it's shape and become more efficient because of it.
- AwesomeMonster, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Nike... you sir, are no runner.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1They've always served me well...
- sfh1182, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I take running seriously.
- AwesomeMonster, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1don't forget brooks. hell those are better than new balence
- shannonxj, on 12/26/2007, -0/+1COOL! This is very useful coz im goin to buy my new shoes at http://www.thehotshoestore.com
- broeks, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Digg while running, only on the apple iphone!
- midtown, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I recently got these shoes (the Sprints) and have been running in them for a week. I love them! It is a very different running experience and will work your feet and calves more, to be sure.
The nicest part is how much lighter they are than a normal shoe. I was amazed at how much lighter I felt and how much easier this made running when my feet were a couple pounds lighter.
Also, in a shoe like this you don't have to use a heel-strike method. You can run in mid-strike or forefoot-strike fashion as well which will actually result in much less shock on your joints than heel-striking in a normal running shoe. - Dangerman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1MIzunos are great shoes but they tend to be waaay too stiff (in general) for those with normal arches and a neutral stride.
- gajillion, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Where do you get the blisters? It's difficult to guess what the problem is without that. Regardless, blisters are caused by by excessive friction, and in running one of the largest generators of friction is sweat buildup in the socks. First, try getting some good moisture wicking socks - avoid cotton like the plague it is. Second, make sure you have shoes that breath. That means no leather and as little vinyl as you can get away with. Finally, try a little BodyGlide on the areas where you're blistering. Use it both on your foot and the sock in the area around the blister. That should reduce chafing.
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