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.