Looking for a new pair of running shoes for around £50
They’re going to be used for a bit of a mix really but I would say mainly road with a bit of gym and off road (I’m not talking up to my eyes in mud though)
Any Recommendations?

you’d probably be best going and trying some on unless you know what suits you. In which case have a look on sportshoes.com as there are plenty to choose from on there and an extra 10% off until the 27th Oct using code AC1310

Can open, worms everywhere.

What shoes for running over worms?

go to a proper running shop and let them guide you. Tell them budget up front, in my (admittedly limited) experience they are running enthusiasts too, and aren’t there just to rip you off into the most expensive shoes in the shop.

Sweatshop woking saw me good and proper sorted.

What you need is some highly supportive barefoot shoes that make you heal strike

best road shoes I have ever, ever used are New balance 890v3, trotting out about 50 miles a week in them, injury free

On the back of this review here I got them for £50 at sportsshoes

http://www.runningshoesguru.com/2012/12/new-balance-890-v3-review/

They are better than anything ever recommended to me at a running shop with gait analysis too..

go to a proper running shop and let them guide you.

Or theres this, more sensibly.

Go to a shop.

Even two pairs of shoes from the same brand aren’t guaranteed to fit the same.

They are better FOR ME than anything ever recommended to me at a running shop with gait analysis too..

FTFY

go to a proper running shop and let them guide you.

..to the shoe they want to sell you.

go to a proper running shop and let them guide you.

To the ones that they actually stock! Funny how that happens.

I have put a few hundred miles on a pair of adidas kanadia tr4. They have been replaced by the tr5 now but you can get them for under 40 quid online in several outlets.

If you are freakishly odd sized then you may pick up a pair of tr4s for under 30 quid.

They look very clumpy but they are actually pretty light and they are comfortable (for me) a trail shoe but I use them for jogging on paths and roads too and the grip is fine

Sweatshop have some really good clearance deals at the minute – just so happens I was looking on there this morning.

oh, re. the Kanadias. I’d suggest one size more than you’d normally wear. I am a size 8 in all shoes/trainers but a 9 in both my pairs of adidas (and a half size extra in New Balance if that is of any help)

ADIDAS Supernova Glide All Terrain or something

Ok well I guess that leads me on to the question of are there any running shops in Bristol that folks have had a good experience with?

I’ve been v happy with the 2012 Nike Flex Trail, which were well within your budget and work well for me with a mix of on and off road.

To the ones that they actually stock! Funny how that happens.

Or maybe they only stock the ones they think are good.. you’ll never know…

I’d suggest that theotherjonv is closer to the mark than the cynics – at least in my experience.

MSP – Member

go to a proper running shop and let them guide you.

..to the shoe they want to sell you.

surfer – Member

go to a proper running shop and let them guide you.

To the ones that they actually stock! Funny how that happens

My word, aren’t we rays of sunshine!

I guess like all things in life, there might be some specialist running shops that don’t give the best advice, just as there are some LBS’s that don’t either. However, I reckon I’m probably savvy enough that if i went in and said my budget was £50, and the only ones they recommend were miles off that, I’d question whether they have a broad enough range for me or indeed whether they were sheisters. Either way I’d be going for a second opinion somewhere else.

I certainly wouldn’t be basing my choice on someone else’s preferences or whether they’re available on line for a bargain price. While they might be a fraction of the cost of a bike for example, I reckon being in the wrong shoes for running could lead to far worse issues than being on a bike that isn’t perfectly fitted to you. I took easily as much time and trouble getting a pair of shoes i was happy in as i did choosing my last bike.

What you need is some highly supportive barefoot shoes that make you heal strike

That was last week’s fad. It’s now been conclusively proved that solid steel clogs are the best thing since nailing clingfilm to the soles of your feet to keep them dry.

Or maybe they only stock the ones they think are good

Many manufacturers only allow a certain concentration of their shoes in a certain area. I used to work in a specialist running shop and this was the case. You couldnt stock Asics for example if they had another outlet nearby one reason being it led to competitive discounting.
I think my point is (as I have said before) why would you assume that somebody who works in a shop who likley has little training and is paid probably close to the minimum wage is going to give you “expert” advice? Maybe they will use that magic trick of watching you run on a treadmill 🙄

Not all running shops are equal when it comes to service.

I hate treadmills.

Not all running shops are equal when it comes to service.

Yes and there are exceptions some good and some very bad!

I don’t suppose you’ve been to Accelerate in Sheffield lately, i should be passing that way soonish. Curious as to whether it’s worth the detour off the M1?

Ive not been since their first year open.

In my local running shop you get served by Julie, who is the owner and a decent runner. Happy to pay a premium for the advice and being able to try on different shoes, and it also keeps a local shop open in the high street. ASICS for me every time, but everyone is different.

Rock Ferry?

Now moved to Hoylake!

piemonster – Member

I don’t suppose you’ve been to Accelerate in Sheffield lately, i should be passing that way soonish. Curious as to whether it’s worth the detour off the M1?

i got told my ‘toes were too high’ and i needed orthotics.

£200 orthotics.

£200 orthotics which they just happened to sell.

which shoes? – comfy ones.

😯 Well that answers that.

they’ve got a good selection of stuff, and the shop is in an ‘interesting’ part of town. there’s a good hours entertainment looking around shops selling scale models, sex-toys and old engineering kit.