www.run4prs.com free 7 day trial! Podcast #147: ALL ABOUT RUNNING SHOES 👟

✅ How to Find the Perfect Shoe

✅ How to Begin a Shoe Rotation

✅ Carbon-Plated Shoes: Should You Wear Them?

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There are three categories of running shoes:👇

✅ Neutral: Good for little to no ankle rotation inward (pronation)

✅ Stability: Good for mild to moderate pronation

✅ Motion Control: Bulkier stability shoe for pronators

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There are also different stack heights and heel to toe drops in shoes that can make a difference depending on if you’re injury-prone in the hips and glutes or calves and ankles (more posts on that later this week!) 🤩

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THE BOTTOM LINE IS:👇

You want your shoe to maximize your body’s mechanics and help you stay healthy

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HOW TO FIND THE PERFECT SHOE:

✅ Going to a local running store is a great option to figure out the right shoe for you. They will have you do a series of tests and learn more about your running history to figure out what shoe is best for you. A step up from this would be a true gait analysis done with a physical therapist

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Now that you have your perfect shoe, should you have MULTIPLE shoes for different runs?

Many runners will have:

✅ Faster, lighter weight racing shoe for workouts and races

✅ More cushioned, forgiving shoe on easy recovery runs

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WHAT SHOE FOR WORKOUTS AND RACES?

✅ Lighter weight shoes/carbon-plated shoes

✅ 6-9 oz for carbon-plated shoes no matter the brand. They are all very lightweight

✅ High stack height to help propel you forward

✅ More cushioning on many of the carbon-plated shoes that help decrease fatigue especially for longer races

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THE FACT IS:👇

You still have to do the training. Faster racing shoes don’t work unless you do

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More posts to come this week all about shoes! Stay tuned 👂

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