New gym footwear

incisor71 · 20-01-2006 9:34am #1

Hi all,

I'm buying a new pair of trainers tomorrow, as my own pair was lifted from the dressing rooms last night.

What brand would you recommend me to buy - for generic training purposes? In other words, I'll be doing medium-level resistance training and some jogging/running, but not to the level of sprinting or powerlifting.

RPGGAMER and TmB, would either of you happen to know some shop in Limerick city where I could buy good footwear?

Many thanks in advance!

Dragan · 20-01-2006 9:40am

Asics 1080 or 2080.

Great shoes with great support.

**** Nike

Mr E · 20-01-2006 9:49am

I have Asics Kayanos (not sure of exact model), and they're very comfortable. They were recommended to me by a friend, and were worth it. Expensive enough, though (about 150 when I got them).

I got them in Elverys just off the Parkway Roundabout.

incisor71 · 21-01-2006 2:32pm

TmB wrote:

I have Asics Kayanos (not sure of exact model), and they're very comfortable.

They don't seem to have a particular product code, just the name Kayanos, but boy they're a lovely fit, particularly for wide feet like mine. The price tag was EUR140, but I bought at home in Nenagh during sale time, so a 10% discount was applied.

Many thanks for the help folks!!

By the way, does it not seem a little strange for someone to want to steal other people's gym footwear? Maybe it's a fetish thing..... :rolleyes:

base2 · 21-01-2006 2:57pm

Its when your sweaty underwears goes missing that you worry.

peterk19 · 21-01-2006 4:18pm

ive got both asics Kayanos and gt2100 the kayanos are great for running the gt 2100 is a bit cheaper but a great starting runner
Pete

Squirrel · 21-01-2006 4:21pm

I wore kayanos, didn't suit my feet, I wore 2090s (now 2100s), they suited me, I had 1090s (now 1100s), and they didn't suit me. I now wear Nike Skylon and they suit me. Look around and find a pair you think will be comfortable

incisor71 · 22-01-2006 6:42pm

base2 wrote:

Its when your sweaty underwears goes missing that you worry.

Good point, but at least sweaty underwear is less expensive to replace.

Reyman · 23-01-2006 8:09am

The Asics Kayano is the top of the range runner from Asics. It's really designed for serious runners with good support for anyone slightly flat footed.

It's an overkill pricewise (E150) for ordinary gym work.

Go with the Asics 2100 it's a fine shoe, perfect for the gym and anyone not doing high mileage running

incisor71 · 23-01-2006 9:26am

Reyman wrote:

The Asics Kayano is the top of the range runner from Asics. It's really designed for serious runners with good support for anyone slightly flat footed.

It's an overkill pricewise (E150) for ordinary gym work.

Then consider me overdead.

But I'm used to paying through the nose for ordinary footwear, as I have wider-than-normal feet. I tried an Asics 2100 while in the shop and it pinched my feet into agony status - the Kayano, by comparison, was/is really comfortable.

Needless to say, I'm guarding them like a hawk when I'm in the changing rooms!

copacetic · 23-01-2006 1:03pm

just a note that all asics are half price in the arnotts sale in jan and june,
i always buy a pair of kayano and also the nimbus for 65.

Reyman · 23-01-2006 1:59pm

daveym wrote:

just a note that all asics are half price in the arnotts sale in jan and june,
i always buy a pair of kayano and also the nimbus for 65.

Correct!

But all the good sizes are mostly gone!

copacetic · 23-01-2006 2:20pm

Reyman wrote:

Correct!

But all the good sizes are mostly gone!

yeah, you really have to go in on the first day when the sales
open and join the scrum, it was really more of a help for peopl
who might be looking in june.

at the moment best bet is online, a lot of the english running shops have sales on the current colours as asics change the colourway every six months, you won't be getting them for 65 but could get them for around 80+postage. sportsshoes.com and startfitness.co.uk are 2 that i have used.

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