QueenFernando
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Aug 11, 2016
Ah, yes. The shoe question. Always an ongoing battle as the manufacturers insist on always tweaking each new model.
When I was running sporadically a few years ago I always ran in Asics. Worked great. Then, of course, they changed. Got the NB 860. Worked great once I got out of a super sturdy insert that the store talked me into. Then NB decided to make that shoe narrower. Didn't work. Now I'm in Saucony Guides (wide). I've got a couple of pair since I didn't want to have to change shoes yet again. But... after about 130 miles on the first pair the heel cup rubbed through, hole in the lining. Couldn't even go 2 miles without getting a blister. Sigh. At least the store took them back and gave me a brand new pair. We'll see how they do. I'm hoping that is was due to the fact that I was wearing really old socks. Balegas, but very old and worn. Got a bunch of new ones and am testing that theory.
Inserts. The running store I currently go to is very big on inserts. Not sure I really need them, but I'm in a if it's not broke don't fix it kind of mode right now. If these new Guides wear through I'm going to try a new store and see what they have to say.
When I was running sporadically a few years ago I always ran in Asics. Worked great. Then, of course, they changed. Got the NB 860. Worked great once I got out of a super sturdy insert that the store talked me into. Then NB decided to make that shoe narrower. Didn't work. Now I'm in Saucony Guides (wide). I've got a couple of pair since I didn't want to have to change shoes yet again. But... after about 130 miles on the first pair the heel cup rubbed through, hole in the lining. Couldn't even go 2 miles without getting a blister. Sigh. At least the store took them back and gave me a brand new pair. We'll see how they do. I'm hoping that is was due to the fact that I was wearing really old socks. Balegas, but very old and worn. Got a bunch of new ones and am testing that theory.
Inserts. The running store I currently go to is very big on inserts. Not sure I really need them, but I'm in a if it's not broke don't fix it kind of mode right now. If these new Guides wear through I'm going to try a new store and see what they have to say.