I used to run but gave up, and as my new years resolution I want to get back into it...so I need new shoes as mine have fallen to bits, and I know people have recommended places in london before, but the search facility is so rubbish I can't find anything about it?!
Anyway, I would be very grateful if someone could recommend somewhere for me.
Thanks in advance.
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run and become near victoria is apparently good, but i've never been i've just heard others rave about it.
there is a sweatshop at covent garden which has a footscan machine, but frankly the staff there all seem a bit gormless and i wouldn't trust them to analyse my gait.
Run and Become are excellent. They are in Victoria, close to the Army & Navy. Tel number is 020 7222 1314. I have always found them very helpful and really do know what they are doing. I would try and avoid lunchtimes as it's always really busy.
Runner's Need in Strype St, mentioned above, video you on a treadmill trying the different shoes, which I found more useful than a footscan. Their website is www.runnersneed.co.uk. Horses for courses and all that
Btw, if you were thinking of joining a running club, do that first, as most shops will give you a 10% discount. Eg Serpentine RC fees are £20 pa or £10 if you're a student. If you then get 10% off a pair of £80 shoes and a £20 running top, you're already halfway to breaking even and then you get lower entry fees to races... Alternatively, think of it as spending a total of £200 on running kit for a year (all too easy, alas) and getting club membership thrown in for free.