{"id":2227,"date":"2014-07-17T13:24:02","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T13:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/?p=2227"},"modified":"2021-11-10T04:17:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T04:17:53","slug":"time-new-pair-trainers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/time-new-pair-trainers\/","title":{"rendered":"When is it time for a new pair of trainers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
There are so many differing views on when it is the right time to replace your running shoes – and quite right too because it is a totally personal thing.<\/p>\n
I bought a pair of Adidas Adistar Boosts last August (which I LOVE by the way) – I trained for and ran a half marathon<\/strong><\/a> in them and continued running 10+ miles a week. Around April time, my shins started to feel a bit uncomfortable and couldn’t quite work out why – when I first started running I’d battled with shin splints but I’d been running regularly for nearly a year with no problems, so why would it suddenly become an issue? A couple of weeks later, I ran an 8 miler and the next day felt a twinge in my foot, this progressed into being unable to walk on it properly. I rested for a week (by the end of which I was absolutely climbing the walls), tried running and it was still painful – it was at this point I started thinking could it potentially be time for a new pair of trainers. I found it hard to believe it was since they still looked pretty much brand new, but started reading some articles on the internet and when I thought about how many miles I’d run in them (400ish) it was quite possible that the inner structuring\/stability\/cushioning was worn out.<\/p>\n Mind made up – time for a new pair of trainers. I visited the London Marathon Store<\/a> in Bishopsgate, where I had my gait analysed and tried on a few pairs of shoes. We came to the decision that the Boosts were a good shoe for me; my originals were now the old colour but that meant they were cheaper (bonus!). I had the exact same shoes, just a sparkly new pair! I also bought some Foot Balance<\/a> custom insoles – I am not 100% sure whether they are benefiting me however after seeing how flimsy the in-built insoles are, I thought it would do no harm having a bit of extra support. For those that live in\/visit London, I would definitely recommend going to the London Marathon Store (part of Sweatshop, specialised running retailer); the staff are lovely and knowledgeable and it’s cool to see all the marathon merchandise.<\/p>\n