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Date: 26 Aug 2006 02:23:57
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Subject: Need some new shoes.
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Hello,
I have been using Nike Zoom Elite II for some time now. I am a mild
pronator. While Nike is a good brand. I am certian that there are
better more running oriented brands. eg, brooks, asics, mizuno
What should i choose?
I went to a shop today and a lady suggested Brooks Trance, she didnt
even look at my arch. Yes these where the dearest shoes in the shop.
and i dont think the best.
Me: size 11 US, high arch, medium build, mild pronator. For jogging
5-10 ks and racing 5-22k's, surface is cement or road, no grass.
Any trained suggestions?
Thanks
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Date: 26 Aug 2006 08:39:31
From: userfriendly
Subject: Re: Need some new shoes.
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<vyaw2003@gmail.com > wrote in message
news:1156584237.920560.256850@74g2000cwt.googlegroups.com...
: Hello,
: I have been using Nike Zoom Elite II for some time now. I am a mild
: pronator. While Nike is a good brand. I am certian that there are
: better more running oriented brands. eg, brooks, asics, mizuno
: What should i choose?
: I went to a shop today and a lady suggested Brooks Trance, she didnt
: even look at my arch. Yes these where the dearest shoes in the shop.
: and i dont think the best.
: Me: size 11 US, high arch, medium build, mild pronator. For jogging
: 5-10 ks and racing 5-22k's, surface is cement or road, no grass.
: Any trained suggestions?
: Thanks
Brooks Trance are in the genre you are looking for. I much prefer Brooks
Adrenaline or Saucony Grid Omni (Moderate) or Mizuno Alchemy.
If you know that you are a mild overpronator and you have a medium build,
there's no reason for the woman at the store to look at your arch. In a
real running shoe store (Fleet Feet, etc), they'd probably look at your
stride and let you take a few laps outside to check the shoes out.
Caveats: Try the shoes on with the socks you usually wear for running so you
have the right thickness. And go to the store in the afternoon, when your
feet have swelled. Otherwise, you might by shoes that fit perfect at the
store only to find they're too tight when you go for a run.
Good luck!
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Date: 26 Aug 2006 20:33:54
From: Donovan Rebbechi
Subject: Re: Need some new shoes.
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On 2006-08-26, vyaw2003@gmail.com <vyaw2003@gmail.com > wrote:
> Hello,
> I have been using Nike Zoom Elite II for some time now. I am a mild
> pronator. While Nike is a good brand. I am certian that there are
> better more running oriented brands. eg, brooks, asics, mizuno
> What should i choose?
The Nike Elite is a fine shoe. Stick with that if it's working for you.
Other shoes I'd recommend that are similar to the Elite are Mizuno Elixir, and
Asics DS Trainers.
Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/
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Date: 26 Aug 2006 12:40:49
From: Charlie Pendejo
Subject: Re: Need some new shoes.
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vyaw2003 wrote:
> I have been using Nike Zoom Elite II for some time now. I am a mild
> pronator. While Nike is a good brand. I am certian that there are
> better more running oriented brands. eg, brooks, asics, mizuno
Forget good or bad brands. There's good or bad shoe models.
Specifically, good or bad shoes _for you_ (though of course some models
are just bad universally or at least for most, e.g. because of horrible
durability or an ill-positioned overlay which gives most runners a
blister... and it's entirely possible that Nike makes the highest
number of bad running shoes, but they also make quite a few seriously
good ones.)
What's motivating you to look beyond the Elite? Boredom? Curiosity?
Looking for a lighter shoe for racing? A second shoe so you can rotate
it with the Elite? Something else?
> Me: size 11 US, high arch, medium build, mild pronator.
High arch makes me think Fila. I've got a couple of their shoes - the
Corsa Sette racing flat, and the Flow Redemption lightweight trainer.
These two have the highest arches of anything I've ever tried on.
After a few runs in the Redemption, the jury's still out on whether
it's a bit too much or whether it and I will adapt to one another.
If the family resemblance between these two models holds throughout
Fila's line - and I'm not sure if it does, but the likelihood is why I
mention Fila at all - you can expect a high arch, a very cushy ride,
and a comfy upper with minimal overlays. The Corsa Sette is almost
shockingly cushioned for a pretty light flat, and the Redemption is as
soft a shoe as I'd ever want to run in. It's an LWT but if "normal"
weight trainers are even more cushioned, I don't see how you could feel
that your feet were making contact with the road. (Hmmm, maybe
too-cushioned trainers is a factor in crappy running form: you can't
tell what's going on down there, and you can get away with a lot of
slop...)
But those two are neutral shoes with no real pronation "correction".
Looks like Fila has a handful of more stable shoes, see e.g.
http://www.holabirdsports.com/cgi-bin/search?selection=menu&id=11&type=65&group=5&gender=2&manufact=137
http://www.runningwarehouse.com/catpage-MRSFILA.html
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Date: 27 Aug 2006 03:14:21
From: jeffrey.leishman@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Need some new shoes.
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Definelely, Most Defeniatley, you must try on some Asics Gel Kayano,
or Asics Gel Empire.
vyaw2003@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello,
> I have been using Nike Zoom Elite II for some time now. I am a mild
> pronator. While Nike is a good brand. I am certian that there are
> better more running oriented brands. eg, brooks, asics, mizuno
> What should i choose?
> I went to a shop today and a lady suggested Brooks Trance, she didnt
> even look at my arch. Yes these where the dearest shoes in the shop.
> and i dont think the best.
> Me: size 11 US, high arch, medium build, mild pronator. For jogging
> 5-10 ks and racing 5-22k's, surface is cement or road, no grass.
> Any trained suggestions?
> Thanks
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Date: 27 Aug 2006 11:11:21
From: Miss Anne Thrope
Subject: Re: Need some new shoes.
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Trained suggestions?
Dude, I think we've all purchased shoes before.
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