Hi All,

A little advise please. Ive decided its time to purchase another pair of running shoes. Ive had two pairs of New balance the first was model 846 and the second pair was 859. The first pair i brought from a sports shop,  i just went in and picked a pair that felt good and to be honest they have been great. The second pair were twice as much and were purchased from a so call running shop and were not good. Had to take them back as the insole was not right and eventuatley gave up on them as they kept giving me blisters. I will not be going back there again.

My question is what sort of shoes should i be buying. Is there a shop i can go to try before buy (i live in Southampton). How much should i look to spend and can anyone recommend a good all round shoe for mostly road running.

I look forward to your help.

John

Hi Marge,

Unfortunatley i can't get them anymore. Ive tried just about everywhere. I goona go to a shop and get advise.

John

Hello John

The Sweatshop gives a reasonable service, they put u on  a tread mill and film your gait. They analyse it in front of you in SLOW MO...

The shoes you buy can be returned within 30 days if you are not happy with them....

And as it is a little over priced they normally have a sale on or discounts in their promo booklets...

Hi Tracey, I have lunarglides that I use specially for races and some speedwork. I find them very light and comfortable and have completed up to half marathon on them without any problems, also the toe box is reasonably spacious which prevents blisters. You can also use the Nikepod thingy in them if you are into that thing.

The down points are pretty minor such as the laces are too long and I have to tuck the surplus into the laced area and the upper material can get stained quite quickly, but apart from that they are a top shoe for me.

For normal training I moved from Asics 1150 to Nike Pegasus recently but when the Pegasus are nearing the end I think I will return to the 1150's or their equivilent as they took longer to break in and I'm not totally satisfied with them, whereas the Asiscs were good to go from the start although they did seem to wear out at around 400 miles.

Hope that helps.