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[Deleted User] · December 2005

Sam - get yourself to a good running shop where they look at your gait (way you stand and way you run) and recommend some shoes.

A *good* shop will either have a treadmill or let you try out the shoes by a short run on the pavement outside.

Different brands and models suit different people, so you need a recommendation for a good SHOP not a good shoe :-)

Try starting a new thread asking for "Running shop recommendation near yourtown"

[Deleted User] · December 2005

good idea... i think i need more of a cushioned shoe as i have a prefect arch in my foot. im not hi arched or flat footed. so i dont think ill need stability or support shoes. i like the look of the new Rebooks.

ImRio · December 2005

Don't go for look you need to go for feel.. And what you think your arches may look like doesn't mean that you dont overpronate in a mild way or not which will dictate which type of shoe you need. Its not a fashion statement its for your health!

[Deleted User] · December 2005

i konw, i just playing... if you knew me you would know that im not a label guy or a fashion twerp. i found a shop in bristol and im going to go down this weekend. i been to on e befor and i know i need a cushioned shoe.

[Deleted User] · December 2005

I had trouble from some shoes I bought from a 'normal' sports shop and when I took them to a running shop they told me I was wearing 'special needs' shoes that they didn't even carry! The running shop had me run over a pad on the floor, then gave me two pairs of trainers to try outside and I bought one of them. Much better.

Is there a http://www.sweatshop.co.uk/ near you? They were good to me.

Well worth visiting a pucker running shop, in my opinion.

[Deleted User] · December 2005

Sweatshop and EasyRunner are both in Bristol and both are good places.

[Deleted User] · December 2005

Bloody hell me again.....

As part of my training plan, to try and make sure I get out there and put the miles in, I have entered a 10 mile cross-country in Weston-Super-Mare in Feb:
http://www.toughten.co.uk/main.htm
and a hilly half marathon in March:
http://www.hogweedtrotters.co.uk/Hogweed_Hilly_half.htm

Just thought I'd mention it in case anyone was looking for a race in this area, seeing as Bath Half Marathon is full.

[Deleted User] · December 2005

Rich, maybe I have the wrong idea about this marathon training....I chose my March half marathon for how flat it was - the flatter the better! Say no more....

[Deleted User] · December 2005

i know, its a bugger that the bath half is full thats only 20 miles away from me in ikle old trowbridge. ill have to have a look at those runs rich.. thanks for that! i know i need to compete in either a 10k or a 10 mile and a half marathon before i run.

[Deleted User] · December 2005

I've just entered for the love run on the 11th Feb in Battersea Park - that's a 10k.

[Deleted User] · December 2005

OMG, rich i just entered into the weston 10 mile run. lol. see you there mate!! what you put down as your time?

[Deleted User] · December 2005

I can't remember now but I think I put 1:50.

I'd like to do the marathon @ 10:30 miles, well, its a target but I won't be beating myself up if I miss it.

How about you for the tough ten?

[Deleted User] · December 2005

Jenny - which half are you doing?

I only picked a hilly one because its local!

[Deleted User] · December 2005

im hoping for about 1:30 - 1:45 finish. lol. what you go for affiliated or un-affiliated?? im confused. im very new to this competition entry stuff. also you thinking of taking your camelpack?

[Deleted User] · December 2005

Well I thought my training was going well but have had to stop now as having pains in my calves. Getting very frustrated - dont want to lose all the fitness that I had gained but know that it would be silly to run and make it worse....
How long before I lose my fitness??????

[Deleted User] · December 2005

dont worry about it,. the pains in your calfs are your bodys own way of telling you to slow down a bit. Rest completly until your calfs are better and maybe 1 or 2 days over just to make sure and then build up slowly to where you sould be. don t go for it on your first run back. otherwise you will injure yourself again. im sure you will be fine!

[Deleted User] · December 2005

I am doing Stafford on 19 March, It is only about 20 miles from me, the others around this date were all at least 70 miles away. 4 weeks ago a half in itself would be a major deal, but it pales in comparison to how I scared I feel about London a month later! I didn't have to put an expected time on my entry, best to keep my options open. I suppose I will have a better idea of what time I will do when I have done a few longer runs. At the moment it feels like it would take me 6 hours to get round 13 miles!

[Deleted User] · December 2005

lol, tell me about it jenny. at the moment even thinking about the 10 mile race is daunting. plus im not a person for cold weather... but still im going to do this be hook or by crook. I can just picture it now.. my dragging myself over the finish line at 11:45PM. lol

[Deleted User] · December 2005

Does anyone have any suggestions for a bottle pack? I want one the goes round my waist but not too bulky??? HELPPPP!!!!

[Deleted User] · December 2005

Fiona, I use a Nathan bottle holder, that goes round my waist like a bum-bag! The people at my local running shop recommended it (maybe they just see me as an easy target as I believe anything they say!) for my longer runs....when I do them, as I always seem to need to drink loads, even on a short run. As I have'nt done any really long runs yet I can't comment on how comfy it is after a longer time, but it seems really comfy now, and the bottle is quite big. Mine just has one bottle, but there were ones that held more.

Absolutely nothing to do with fish · December 2005

There are tones of different types of bottle packs so best get down the shop to see what suits.
However, one idea is to get something like a SIS http://www.scienceinsport.com/ specific pack. These bottles have all the appropriate markings for energy drinks which is pretty helpful when the miles get long.

[Deleted User] · December 2005

I have a waist bottle holder like the one that Jenny is describing but it had a pouch to carry gels and stuff and 2 holsters for drinks bottles. I also have a Cammelback for my long runs where i will need lots of fluid as the waist pouch gets too uncomfortable on long runs. The cammelback is just like a rucksack.

[Deleted User] · December 2005

Lazer, will you be waring that for the marathon - will it not be too heavy?

[Deleted User] · December 2005

no i will not be wearing it for the marathon, because there will be water stations on rute their. on my long runs its just little old me...

[Deleted User] · December 2005

Lazer - I don't have any drink carrying stuff. When training for the half marathon last year I just carried a 750ml bottle in my hands. Not ideal. I don't know about a pack as I am the worlds sweatiest man and the thought of something attached to me doesn't appeal. I think I'll either stash bottles or do loops on my long training runs.

As to the affiliated thing, I think thats if you are a member of a running club, which I am not. I do think about joining but haven't got around to it yet. Maybe tomorrow, there is a 5 mile race around Weston seafront and if I run a personal best I'll come in about 3rd from last, based on the last run they did.

Jenny - I know what you mean. A month ago I was really worrying about the tough ten, now I'm just seeing it as a training run. Bizarre.

[Deleted User] · December 2005

I'm thinking of wearing my water pack on the day - it will be packed with gel and bars to keep me going...

[Deleted User] · December 2005

Thanks Jenny - think I will pop to the FLM shop at lunch and check out their stock.

[Deleted User] · December 2005

each to their own i guess in regards to how you train.

there isnt a club near me so i do it alone.

Rich - you loko as a half marathon as a training run too ?? Bizzare....

[Deleted User] · December 2005

I bet they will have loads for you to choose from, but if you are at all like me, the problem is when I go into those places, I always end up coming out with 'important equipment' that I never intended to buy (most of it I have never even heard of before!). The blokes would say it is the typical female shopping 'instinct'!

[Deleted User] · December 2005

Yeah - that's very true. Well it's a Xmas present from my boyfriends Aunt, so I have to come out with that - and hopefully nothing else.

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