I'm running my 1st half-marathon this Sunday. Yesterday on an easy 3-mile run my right shoe ripped. I've always heard the horror stories about running in new shoes for a long race.
Does anyone think it would be OK to buy a new pair today, run in them tonight. Then just wear them around Friday and Saturday to try and wear them in. Or should I go back to an old paid I ran in last year?
Prolly going to be running the 1/2 in about 1:45ish.
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As long as you can stick with the same shoe, you should be fine.
I can't wait.
If you can find EXACTLY the same model, you will probably be OK. I wouldn't want to race in a new type of shoe without knowing if they work for my feet. I don't find that shoes "break in" - for me they either fit well from the get go and fell good running, or else I run into some trouble with them on the first long'ish run. So as long as it's a new shoe that you've worn before (EXACTLY the same model - not the new version for this year, if you wore last year's version of the "same" model), you should probably be OK.
At least that's my experience.
This is an excellent question. At your elite level, every second counts, so you can't afford to make a mistake. But I still think you can wear new shoes.
Let us know how it goes!
You Fat Footed Freak wrote:
This is an excellent question. At your elite level, every second counts, so you can't afford to make a mistake. But I still think you can wear new shoes.
Let us know how it goes!
Well that was uncalled for......
I agree with the others. If you can get the exact same shoe, you should be ok. It would probably be best to do some light mile in the, just to make sure that there aren't any manufacturing defects.
Good Luck!
I bought a pair of shoes the day before a 1/2 marathon, jogged a little in them and wore them around then raced the next day. I was fine.
It might be risky so I would have a backup just in case, but shoes are made so well right now that I don't think you have the same problems as in the past.
You should be fine.
thanks all. i just got back from the store, of course they dont have the same shoe there anymore. i got a pair of addidas instead (used to have asics). however, i will probably just wear my old asics for the race. thanks for the help.