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  • Speak to me about running shoes.
  • SurroundedByZulus
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    Anyone used the wrong type of shoe and ended up with achilles pain?

    Pieface
    Full Member

    Its certainly possible. I’ve damaged the top of my foot by wearing shoes that had too much differential between heel and toe, but that was due to a years worth of running in trail shoes that are a lot flatter.

    I’m going to be really boring and tell you to go to a GOOD running shop and get fitted up, however there’s no guarantee that they won’t start hurting after 30 minutes running but a good shop should know your issues based on the shoes you’ve used in the past.

    I’m no specialist but often achilles pain is caused by a high heel

    daftvader
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    Id second that. Depends where you are in the world…. If you have a moti or sweatshop near you they are usually fairly good (except saturdays!) Some snow and rock shops now have running sections that are staffed by runners too. The one at chertsey is ok.
    I’ll also second the flater shoe argument… My inov8 only have 3mm rise from toe to heel and have been great.
    Cheers

    SurroundedByZulus
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    I’m naturally not a heel striker, so dont know that I’d see much difference with less cushioning there.

    Pieface
    Full Member

    And there’s also every possibility your shoes are nothing to do with the problem.

    Pieface
    Full Member

    Where are you based? There are better shops than Moti or Sweatshop

    SurroundedByZulus
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    Edinburgh.

    Pieface
    Full Member

    run4it and run and become look ok. If I spot recommendations I’ll post it up.

    skinnysteel
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    Run & Become

    crikey
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    Aaaaaahhh….

    All this cobblers about gait analysis and getting the right shoe and making sure you pay through the nose for the latest technological development is a big fat pile of sell-shit-to-the-moneyed-classes.

    I started running with a pair of £5 trainers from Woolworths.
    I ran three marathons with them, and they worked perfectly well.

    I took up fell running in later life and bought a pair of Walsh shoes; they were crap, with a twisted sole and a falling-to-bits upper, but they worked ok.

    Don’t believe all the hype; buy a pair of cheap nasty trainers and run in them until they fall to bits, then buy another pair.

    crikey
    Free Member

    … and the ‘barefoot’ £80 odd quid a pair folk are circling as we speak…

    nickhart
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    Crickey, Crickey is right.
    Read born to run and then tell me it doesn’t make sense. Worn out or rubbish trainers are possibly better for some because they lose their differential and end up effectively barefoot in style.
    Not being funny but I wanted trainers that old last so have spent the money on two pairs of barefoot. Merrell trail glove for the summer and one of the vivo range for the winter because the tread is so much more of an issue when barefoot off road.
    Love them to pieces, lived in the merrell all last spring to autumn and felt like I had slippers on my feet all the time. The vivo have been brilliant since it went slimey on the trails.
    All from a 17stone runner with zero running injuries.

    GlitterGary
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    What crikey says. Get some Hi-tec Silver Shadows for 15 quid, as low tech as they come and all the beter for it. Oh, ad go see a physio/doctor about your injury, not a running shop.

    Pieface
    Full Member

    I agree that shoes are a rip off but if they are the wrong shape for your feet (and only a good running shop will spend the time and have the range that will suit) then they can lead to painful injuries that a physio can’t sort because your shoes are too narrow.

    some people are lucky and can where anything whereas some (like me) have odd shaped feet.

    at no point did I say he had to spend money, only that badly fitting shoes could be the cause of his pain but could also not be the cause. a good shop will also take budget into account.

    one of the first questions my physio asked was which shoes I was wearing and where I bought them.

    barefoot running is an interesting suggestion although I doubt many people can get away with just throwing themselves into it. BTW arent they the biggest con? 70 pounds plus for shoes that you shouldn’t be wearing?

    maxray
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    I’m quite surprised! I thought there would be the equivalent of the “you need a Turner/Yeti etc not some Apollo Halfrauds job” opinion of running shoes on here.

    I appreciate the comforting nature of the soles on my New Balance trainers, though I don’t have the most graceful running action. Surely though all the bumf about pronation etc is sensible? Or is it all really a load of baloney?

    Pieface
    Full Member

    I think gait analysis is a red herring unless all your running is done on a treadmill or running track, but people with severe problems probably benefit

    maxray
    Free Member

    Ah right, just because of the variation in terrain and camber on a general run is always going to put stresses on knees etc?

    Hmm that would make sense… wish I had thought of this before I shelled out on some “proper” trainers though I guess you do need decent ones rather than a pair of sambas! 😀

    Keva
    Free Member

    Anyone used the wrong type of shoe and ended up with achilles pain?

    nope, but I’ve managed to damage the calf muscle (soleus) where it joins the achilles tendon in the lower part of the calf, upper/mid part of the achilles – whilst running on a beach, barefoot on sand. Experienced a bit of pain so stopped running. The injury proper, the real sharp pain then occurred whilst I was walking home. Three months later it’s still not exactly right.

    Kev

    roady_tony
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    im sorry but the simple answer to the above is one size DOES NOT fit all.
    just as we are all different in the things we like to eat, we are all different in the way we run, cycle, play football and drive – quite simply its always worth going to a professional shop and getting a analysis if you intend to do more than 30mins of running on a regular basis – if it proves that your a neutral, then great buy what you want, otherwise its going to save you pain and injuries in the future.
    for every post on here that says ‘ive ran in 15quid trainers’ there probably 1000 people who did the same and now have crap knees, ankles and sore back.

    IanMunro
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    http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2010/06/26/bjsm.2009.069849.abstract

    Check the conclusion.
    The research was funded by Nike.

    langylad
    Free Member

    I suffered from terrible achilles pain for years, running, tennis footy etc. Tried loads of shoes, physios et al. The thing that sorted me was going (for free) to Salford Uni podiatry dept. They filmed me running, made 2 pieces of cheese shaped insert, cured me instantly. Sent several friends since with similar problems and they were all diagnosed and cured in one visit. I’m sure that private practitioners could do the same, but for a small fortune. Also I got two nice female students ‘practice’ on me.
    Wife went recently and they charge a bit more but still great treatment at a bargain price.

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