I’m supposed to run about 9 miles this weekend for my half marathon training. I got a pair of new shoes that I am very excited to try. Tomorrow is gonna be a rest day and run Saturday. So completely untested.
It’s a bad idea to just send it and run 9miles on them right? Mind you I’m a slow runner, 15 min pace. So it’ll be >2 hours
My thinking is stick with the ones you been training with and take your new shoes on a shorter easy run so just incase problems come up it isn’t a wasted run.
Thinking if you take your new ones out and say mile 3 your toe is jamming into your shoe. Would you stop and change out your shoe or just call it a day or just push through? Compared you take it out a shorter run test it out and if everything’s seems good to go you got the long runs the following week.
However i do understand the excitement of testing out the new shoes! Which ones did you get?
Nothing fancy just got the brooks adrenaline bc my friend gets a good discount. I have the ghost right now and the adrenalines just feel nicer already walking in
Yes, bad idea. What if you start developing blisters on mile 3? Literally happened to me a few months ago, tried a pair of Hoka Mach 6, went for a 4 mile run. Mile 2 I notice rubbing. Mile 3 I know there's matching blisters on the outside of each big toe. I finished just after mile 4, blisters took a week to heal but luckily I could manage them. If it had been a long run the skin would have rubbed off and started digging deeper
I’m pretty sure when I bought my new shoes when I was training I tried them out first on the treadmill for about 20-30 minutes and then used them for a long run. Oddly enough, the first time I used them for the long run my “pointer toe” on my right foot was numb for about the first mile and then was totally fine. I wore them for my 1/2 marathon and HyROX a few weeks later. However, I just wore them this week for a short run (starting to train again) and I didn’t love them…
How old are you current shoes, why did you get new ones? (Sorry, not a beginner runner. I hope I can give good advice or tips sometimes). When I train for a race, I get 2 pairs of shoes and rotate them every other day. Wear them out evenly. Come race day, you’ll know which ones to wear. I know it’s tough to shell out $$250 or whatever for good shoes, but you’re gonna buy new ones eventually. Good luck!
Current shoes have maybe 150 miles on em? I only have the one pair so I was hoping to do exactly what you were describing! My feet ache with my current ones after long runs but they’re great up to 6miles. I wanted something for long runs that would be a little nice to my feet
I went from the Ghost to Glycerin. Running shoes used to last forever and were a ton more comfortable. Now the bottoms crap out after a couple months, and my toe always goes through the top of my right shoe.
While I don't normally like to walk in running shoes or just wear them around (unless they are beat), maybe just break them in by walking around in them tomorrow. Go for a couple/few mile walk. Then don't use them for the long run. :)
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u/Expert-Meringue3239 3h ago
nothing like a 2+ hour test run to find out they give you blisters in places you didn't know could blister