$70.95 PUMA - Maya (White/Amazon/Green Flash) - Women'sWednesday, August 30, 2006
How to choose a running shoe - Part I
How to choose a running shoe has been a widely popular section of our website. Now Dr. Romanov would like to give everyone a visual idea of what to look for when choosing the right shoe, and how to choose the best shoe for you. Dr. Romanov shows some of his own shoes for the examples, as well as a 10 year old nike zoom racer.
Choosing the right shoe is important to your running. Make sure to look for four specific things when choosing a shoe to ensure the best possible fit for your needs.
For normal everyday cross training needs, look for a shoe that is:
1. Minimal around the heel region (has a thin sole)
2. light weight (mesh is usually a good bet)
3. correct width (this is a common problem with runners with wide feet, please make sure they fit!)
4. sturdy outer sole (this has to do with nike free, which does not have a sturdy sole, but is rather flexible in too many directions, this could lead to instability on landing)
For, trail running purposes, you will probably want to have something a bit more rugged; usually a rubber spike would do the job well for traction and the other requirements.
To avoid blisters and caluses, make sure the shoe fits snugly around your foot with no room to slide. In addition to that, landing correctly under your GCM with the Pose Method will eliminate any kind of sliding of the foot as it goes only up and down.
Also please make sure not to ask the assistance of the local running store sales people to select a shoe as they will try to sell you the latest/greatest motion control, gel packing, spring backing, orthotics ready, weight division winning, boots that they call running shoes. Please save your feet and go running barefoot!
This is part one of this video, part two will be out next week. Have a great day!