Hello,

I always try to jog and run a lot in the mornings. But, it took so long for me to realize that I've not been able to succeed in my attempts because of my lousy shoes. I always had strain and that uncomfortable, blunt pain inside the bones/muscles in my shins and forefoot in just a little while after jogging. The pain prolongs usually for a day and then subsides.

My feet look kinda weird. They look like they're made using straight lines and also lack muscle in the forefeet area. So, I guess I need shoes that fit that type of feet. I have a picture of my foot in photobucket but I'm not allowed to post that link now Send me a private message if you think seeing my foot will help you get a better idea. I'll send you the link then.

I usually run for about half hour in the mornings daily (I'm 18 yrs old). I want shoes that fit comfortably and offer good shock absorbtion so that my shins don't feel the strain and I also want good support for my forefeet. I don't know what goes into making a good pair of shoes that fit my needs and that's why I'm here...to get advice and suggestions from experts.

Shower all your knowledge on shoes upon me. I can take it.

Cheers

Hi

The best thing you can do is get gait analysis, lots of running shops do this for free. They take a lok at your foot and how it moves when you run, eg if it rolls inwards or outwards, and figure out what type of shoe will support it best.

Hope that helps

Hi
Welcome to RF

At this stage, the best peice of advice has already been given.

Get your self to a specialist running shop. (not any of these jjb's or sportsworld type outlets, they are useless for advice, as well as shoes)

Sweat Shop have a number of outlets nationwide and are generally considered to be very good at providing excellent advice for those new to running. They also allow you to test drive the shoes (within reason) so if you really don't get on with them you can take them back and try again. (Not that I've ever had to do that, but it's nice to know that you can do that)

Another voter for getting down to a running specialist store - they'll analyse you and suggest teh type of shoe you need, then hopefully give you a number of shoes from a number of manufacturers to try on before you find one that's feels great

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Specialist shop all the way.
All the shoe companies have a dealer locater.
Check our www.brooksrunning.co.uk

Good luck!

Ok.

I didn't have any running specialist store nearby. I just went to a Adidas showroom nearby and I was suggested that the Adidas Megabounce 2008 would be a great fit for anybody. I wore it and it was quite comfortable. I think the price is not a problem at all. Its very much worth the price it comes in.

So, is it good for the flat foot that I have? The showroom guy told me it would. But, what would people here suggest?

I want to buy the megabounce but I just want to make sure if it is appropriate for my type of foot.

Also what about the durability?

Without wanting to put the guy down, if he thinks the shoe is suited for anybody then the chances are he hasn't got a clue what pronation is, or the fact that different people need different trainers with varying levels of support and cushioning based on their running style... I really would make the effort to find somewhere that can do gait analysis to advise you on the right type of trainers.

You may be lucky and find that any old shoe will suit you fine, or you may be like many of us and find out the hard way that running in the wrong shoes can end up with you being injured. From your initial post though it sounds like the latter is the case for you. You're obviously keen on getting the problem sorted, so in my opinion it'd be well worth the journey further afield to find somewhere suitable.

Where are you based? Somebody might be able to recommend a running store near to you...

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or find a sweat shop near you

Cheers for that scr8pe! I thought sweatshop were only online but i've just found out there's one in edinburgh! Woo hoo!

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Actually, I know quite well about pronation and I also know that I'm overpronated. I did check couple of shoes at Adidas that fit my overpronated feet quite well and came at a really cheap price.

But, I was just struck by the beauty of these megabouncers.

I'm sure they'll be comfy for me but just don't know if they're lesser comfortable than the shoes that I may get at one of the running speciality shoes. So, I guess I'm gonna have to search and go for one.

I'm not sure if there's a sweatshop in the US. I live in Huntsville, Alabama.

I guess this one should do - http://www.fleetfeethuntsville.com/

Anyway thanks for the help guys!