Running Wrong?

Running shoe salesmen (ok now she's a girl) are there to sell you shoes and other nonsense accessories, period.

If you're not getting injured, don't change it up; you'll possibly make it worse.

Ain't no sense in fixin it if it ain't broken. Just suck it up and buy more shoes when the toeboxes blow, you'll be happier in the long run.

For what it's worth, I've got the same issue of destroying toe boxes, but I'm currently injured because I tried messing around with stuff that wasn't wrong (it wasn't related to the toe box issue).

Chdhdjdjdjfjf wrote:

Running shoe salesmen (ok now she's a girl) are there to sell you shoes and other nonsense accessories, period.

If you're not getting injured, don't change it up; you'll possibly make it worse.

Ain't no sense in fixin it if it ain't broken. Just suck it up and buy more shoes when the toeboxes blow, you'll be happier in the long run.

For what it's worth, I've got the same issue of destroying toe boxes, but I'm currently injured because I tried messing around with stuff that wasn't wrong (it wasn't related to the toe box issue).

The shoes she recommended weren’t cheap either ($160); I’ll try out the shoes tomorrow in a track workout (CV 1k’s) and see how they’ll feel I guess but I feel scammed.

confusedtunner wrote:

She recommended me take a week to practice running correctly...

That's horrible advice. Definitely listen to your coach instead

Hardloper wrote:

confusedtunner wrote:

She recommended me take a week to practice running correctly...

That's horrible advice. Definitely listen to your coach instead

I don’t have contact with him a lot throughout the summer so I can’t really ask him for advice, but I do know that I can’t just be adjusting my running form when I’m grinding 40-60 mile weeks throughout the summer.

confusedtunner wrote:

Chdhdjdjdjfjf wrote:

Running shoe salesmen (ok now she's a girl) are there to sell you shoes and other nonsense accessories, period.

If you're not getting injured, don't change it up; you'll possibly make it worse.

Ain't no sense in fixin it if it ain't broken. Just suck it up and buy more shoes when the toeboxes blow, you'll be happier in the long run.

For what it's worth, I've got the same issue of destroying toe boxes, but I'm currently injured because I tried messing around with stuff that wasn't wrong (it wasn't related to the toe box issue).

The shoes she recommended weren’t cheap either ($160); I’ll try out the shoes tomorrow in a track workout (CV 1k’s) and see how they’ll feel I guess but I feel scammed.

Eff that, don't wear new shoes to a workout. Try them out on an easy run first to see how you react to them. If you don't like how they feel during an easy run, you'll hate them during workouts, and especially so during races.

Wear trainers you're well-comfortable with for the workout tomorrow. As long as your running store has a return policy that allows you to trial those new shoes for a month or so, then go ahead and try them out during low-stress training.

Personally, I'd probably return them for a pair of whatever you're currently comfortable running in. Sometimes shoe companies update their models with newer ones that don't fit as well, so you'd have to look for different brands/models that fit your feet/personality/style, etc.

Good luck

confusedtunner wrote:

Hardloper wrote:

That's horrible advice. Definitely listen to your coach instead

I don’t have contact with him a lot throughout the summer so I can’t really ask him for advice, but I do know that I can’t just be adjusting my running form when I’m grinding 40-60 mile weeks throughout the summer.

You're correct and don't need to ask your coach. I was just re-iterating that your (and your coach's) assessment was correct and you shouldn't force your technique to change.

I’ll try them out as I have a 90 day trial period, but by the looks of it they’re no better than the $100 Brooks I bust out of after 250 miles, just harder and heavier.

Hardloper wrote:

confusedtunner wrote:

I don’t have contact with him a lot throughout the summer so I can’t really ask him for advice, but I do know that I can’t just be adjusting my running form when I’m grinding 40-60 mile weeks throughout the summer.

You're correct and don't need to ask your coach. I was just re-iterating that your (and your coach's) assessment was correct and you shouldn't force your technique to change.

Is there a “correct” way to run as explained by the salesperson. I don’t agree with the judgement like you said as trying to land straight on my toes feels unnatural but do you think I could benefit from doing this potentially getting faster?

Does any other animal think about how to run? No, they just run. That is how you should run.

What Brooks model have you been running in?

It's not like the Kayano is a bad shoe. It's the top Asics stability model. They're expensive, and maybe you don't need the stability features. But try them out and see how they feel. They have the reputation for being comfortable. It's not like they're ultra-heavy motion control shoes. They probably weigh about the same as what you were wearing before, assuming it was one of the Brooks standard models.

As for your running form, get a second opinion. See if you can get some good quality slow motion video of your foot strike and overall movement patterns. Maybe there's something fixable, maybe here isn't.