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Another one here for light shoes for all runs.
I like to keep my Lunarracers for races and sessions (for some reason I feel guilty wearing them out on easy runs even though they are cheap
) so I use Faas 400s (about 7 oz) for normal runs.
O the St5s are a heavy enough shoe for racing flats...would you maybe consider something lighter again for actual races?0 -
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I would wonder about people all right, and people selling orthotics too haha. They knew I was buying the shoes anyway and already had my orthotics with me, I should have asked more about it. The shoes really have made a huge difference, much less pain and a better run, don't use my orthotics in them so I was wondering if I should.
I imagine he meant that the shoes I buy would have the support I need? I imagine orthotics are designed for neutral shoes, which my running shoes are not. So either wear orthotics + neutral running shoe or get a shoe with support. It's not like I wouldn't buy running shoes if I didn't have flat feet.
My knees completely collapsed inwards in bad shoes, it looked ridiculous on camera.0 -
Tar.Aldarion wrote: »I would wonder about people all right, and people selling orthotics too haha. They knew I was buying the shoes anyway and already had my orthotics with me, I should have asked more about it. The shoes really have made a huge difference, much less pain and a better run, don't use my orthotics in them so I was wondering if I should.
I imagine he meant that the shoes I buy would have the support I need? I imagine orthotics are designed for neutral shoes, which my running shoes are not. So either wear orthotics + neutral running shoe or get a shoe with support. It's not like I wouldn't buy running shoes if I didn't have flat feet.
My knees completely collapsed inwards in bad shoes, it looked ridiculous on camera.
Yeah, that's the flipside I suppose too, some podiatrist can be trigger happy too. I'm just saying that the shop gait analysis is flawed in so many ways, essentially give a runner a crash course in psuedo biomechanics and set them free into the world with a pseudo scientific explanation as to why a person has gotta spend 180 bucks on a pair of asics kayano's and then asks if you want to avail of their special shop made orthotics that need to be replaced every 6 months. Seriously!?:D
About the flat feet, as my physio tells me. 90+% of flat feet are functionally flat which means the issue is steming from above the knee or a leg length discrepancy. A person with true flat feet is very rare.0 -
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I have only run with the A5s, and found the traction in wet conditions pretty poor. It's going to be slippy.. Particularly at the corner up near the entrance to the Park, but realistically the loss of traction throughout the course will cost between 2-4 seconds. Not sure if it really merits a drastic last minute dash for an alternative pair of shoes? Not sure if any racers have very good traction either. The only thing that would justify a purchase, is if you are going to spend the money anyway, and think it will improve your performance on the day. Just run a bit faster to compensate for the slippiness?Anyone any experience of running in Saucony A6s in wet/damp conditions? I have a 3k this evening on Tarmac with one or two sharpish corners and am a little bit concerned about traction.
My dilemma is...I have € earmarked for new shoes, sadly only one pair: do I nip down to Amphibian King to buy a pair of new regular Asics (my two pairs are 11 and seven months old) or a pair of racers with traction?!
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Krusty_Clown wrote: »I have only run with the A5s, and found the traction in wet conditions pretty poor. It's going to be slippy.. Particularly at the corner up near the entrance to the Park, but realistically the loss of traction throughout the course will cost between 2-4 seconds. Not sure if it really merits a drastic last minute dash for an alternative pair of shoes? Not sure if any racers have very good traction either. The only thing that would justify a purchase, is if you are going to spend the money anyway, and think it will improve your performance on the day. Just run a bit faster to compensate for the slippiness?
That was the corner I was thinking of Thanks Krusty, I think the answer I was looking for would have told me to raid the kids' piggy banks and go buy both you're right. I had some vague notion that there exists a grippy racer but I am probably better off spending the earmarked funds on a regular lightish pair of runners. And going faster :rolleyes: 
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I like the feel of my Mizuno Wave Ronin (4) in the wet but they've stopped making 'em. Can't remember what the replacement is called. Hardly worth it though for a measly 3k run!dublin runner wrote: »What a great runner. Very hard to track down these days. Bought three pairs last year. Need to top up somehow!
Thanks, I'll try track them down for another time. The fierce glares I have been giving the ground in the back garden seem to have done the trick as the ground is drying up as we speak type 0 -
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That was the corner I was thinking of Thanks Krusty, I think the answer I was looking for would have told me to raid the kids' piggy banks and go buy both you're right. I had some vague notion that there exists a grippy racer but I am probably better off spending the earmarked funds on a regular lightish pair of runners. And going faster :rolleyes:
That's the corner that I went slip sliding on last year, looks like similar conditions again this year.0 -
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How did you get on? Did you wear the A6's? I have recently picked up a pair. I really like them so far, they seem to just fit really well. I've almost no experience in such light, low shoes. I took them out for a 3X2 on those same paths today, and they felt good, although it wasn't wet.
Hi wrstan, they are a really lovely shoe. I've raced up to 10k in them so far but conditions need to be practically bone dry to get max traction. I didn't wear them for the 3k because basically the faster the pace, the less traction there is (for example I wore them for a misty 10k in Enniscorthy but pace was in the higher end of 6m/m pace). I wore them when warming up for the 3k and strode out on a damp patch, you know that patch just after you enter the park and just before you enter the short wooded bit? I could feel my legs working harder over only 100m and there were enough of these patches throughout the course to warrant a change to my regular asics.
So now I have a few recommendations here I think I can justify the purchase of grippy racers as we do seem to get quite a bit of the wet stuff here 0 -
Hi wrstan, they are a really lovely shoe. I've raced up to 10k in them so far but conditions need to be practically bone dry to get max traction. I didn't wear them for the 3k because basically the faster the pace, the less traction there is (for example I wore them for a misty 10k in Enniscorthy but pace was in the higher end of 6m/m pace). I wore them when warming up for the 3k and strode out on a damp patch, you know that patch just after you enter the park and just before you enter the short wooded bit? I could feel my legs working harder over only 100m and there were enough of these patches throughout the course to warrant a change to my regular asics.
So now I have a few recommendations here I think I can justify the purchase of grippy racers as we do seem to get quite a bit of the wet stuff here
This was always going to end with new shoes, wasn't it?!?. You earned them! 0 -
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