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> >From everything I've read about running, let
> your body be your guide. If your knees hurt
> with shoes, try different shoes. If they still
> hurt with shoes, but you feel fine barefoot,
> run barefoot.
> On the shoes thing, one thing I've learned is
> don't necessarily wait for the shoes tread to
> fail before you replace them. The support padding
> in the arches can go out before the tread, and
> several people have told me to replace my shoes
> every 500 miles or so (and they don't work for
> the shoe shop). If you're running in new shoes
> that aren't broken in (based on the pair I'm
> "working in" right now, it took about 30 miles
> before they started to feel reasonably
> comfortable), then it's not a bad idea to switch
> one day on the older shoes (broken in), and
> one day on the new shoes, until the new shoes
> feel comfortable.
>
If you are having problems with comfort or shock due to running surface,
consider getting a pair of 'Spenco' inserts. These are very thick and
resilient running shoe inserts that can really help mitigate some of the
continuous pounding. To use them, you must take out the little cheap insert
that comes with the running shoe. They cost about $22, but are well worth
the money. I run cross country, covering everything from cow pastures, dirt
roads, conservation trails, paved roads, and even 'no path' areas through
the heavily wooded country up here. I often run in boots (long, rough, and
muddy days) and other times in shoes. Although, I would not necessarily
recommend running in boots to most, I will say that the Spenco inserts (in
both boots and shoes) *do* make a difference.--------Jason
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