Running Shoes

I've been doing research and reading a lot about good, quality running shoes. I do it for my own knowledge and my own advantage, because I wouldn't want to run with cheap, low quality shoes, now would I? Of course not!...And you'd be surprise just how much the shoes make a huge difference. There's multiple ways to understand what type of shoes you need, based on how your feet roll of the foot from heel to toe through the foot strike, etc... Underpronation VS Overpronation. Then there's your foot type; Normal arch (Neutral Pronation), Low arch (flat feet/Overpronation), High arch (Underpronations)...and so on! I had to read a lot to understand all this and figure out what shoe type I'll need.

One strategy I used, is wet/damp your feet and step on cardboard. It shapes the bottom of your foot, so you can see which arch you have....OR....You can simply just go to a running store and speak to the store rep., hence, most if not all should know what they're talking about because they do work at a running store.

I found my feet to be an average/neutral arch. So stability type shoes are made towards my feet type.




Nike Zoom Equalon+3

 So, my first running shoe I purchased was a Nike Zoom Equalon+3. I've had these shoes for over 1 year and they are still comfortable and doing just great. At first I did feel discomfort on my ankles and it did feel somewhat hard running on, but you always have to break in the shoes. One thing I found out and this works for me, I'm not saying it'll work for everyone else. But, I don't like the stock insoles that shoes come with, so I always take them out and put in new/upgraded insoles. I feel it adds more cushion and feels better for my feet. So that helped me out a lot and made a big difference, to me at least!


Saucony Progrid Guide 3


Now, every shoe does wear and tear or has a life frame on them. So, now I'm in a dilemma with purchasing new shoes. One pair I purchased was a pair of Saucony Progrid Guide 3. I must say, these shoes feel great and snug really nice on my feet. I took them for a run, and noticed my ankles starting to hurt again, I probably just need to break them in, but I benched these shoes...for now.




Asics GEL-Kayano 16

The next pair of shoes I ordered were, Asics GEL-Kayano 16's. These shoes also feel really good on my feet, plus they have great reviews. I'm debating which pair to keep, or maybe I should just keep both, LOL. But I'm gonna need to make up a decision soon, because I need to put mileage on them and adapt my feet, since the Cellcom Marathon is coming up in 2 months.



I pair my running shoes with one of these and it makes it 2X more comfy! Now, these insoles here are made for high arch type feet, which isn't me but they do feel good, plus I'll be experimenting more with other insoles as well.



RSS Neutral Cushion Plus Insoles