New Shoes

Went 2 Town
Got some new running shoes today. Hooray!

Size Matters

Reasons

1. Holes above big toes in old shoes
2. Mileage 1077 plus - double that recommended
3. Failed the twist test
4. Knees and calves aching more than usual
5. Down to 1.7mm tread depth.

Actually I made that last one up - I have not measured the tread depth but the soles and heals are worn.

Corridor Run
So I tested 3 different pairs of shoes running up and down in The Corridor. Two pairs I tested using the “one from each pair on each foot” test.

Bit like an eye test - “better” or “worse”. After awhile difficult to measure any significant difference.

Ended up with what are the current version of the shoes I had before. So maybe should have bought them off the web and saved some bread.
But - shoes don’t grow on trees you know.

The Shoe Tree

Shop busy - 2 or 3 others also trying new running shoes.

Info For Geeks
Asics GEL-1170. What would the barefoot runners say?

GEL was a Bournemouth registration No.

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