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Running shoes should be comfortable and not cause blisters, black nails or uncomfortable pressure.
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Inadequate shoes can cause foot and joint discomfort.
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The heel should remain firm and the shoe should fit perfectly, choosing the size according to centimeters.
Runningin the wrong shoes can be the cause of your constant discomfort and aches and pains.
Finding the right running shoe for you can be a more difficult task than expected.
Sometimes it’s instant love at first sight, and sometimes it takes time for the feeling to click.
Then it happens that when, after endless trials, you finally find the model that fits perfectly, you feel like Cinderella slipping her foot into the crystal slipper.
Finding the crystal slipper may take time and several attempts that will not all be successful.
It happens to let yourself be convinced by a shoe that, with use, may not turn out to be the right choice.
Then it can happen to become attached to a model that at some point will be replaced by others, renewed in appearance and technologies.
Every change, even the smallest one, can change your opinion of the shoe, even making you fall out of love with it.
If you’re wondering if the latest pair of running shoes you bought is right for you, try answering a few questions that will help you figure it out.
1. The feet are not comfortable in the shoe
If you experience an uncomfortable feeling when you wear shoes, it means they are not the running shoes for you.
The number one rule when choosing the shoes you will run in is that they should be comfortable.
When you put them on, you must not feel any kind of discomfort either when standing still or while walking or doing a mini running test on the treadmill that some stores have.
If not, it means you need to change models.
2. You have pain in your knees, hips or ankles
If you have pain in one or more joints when you run, one of the possible causes could be the running shoes you are wearing.
Do an initial check by checking how many miles you have already run in your shoes.
If they are between 500 and 800 maybe it’s time to change them.
This is just an approximate figure, which should always be compared with how they feel as you run.
Also start to notice if you feel them, for example, less responsive or less cushioned.
3. You get blisters
If you often find blisters as a “souvenir” at the end of your run, it could mean that the shoes you are using are too wide, tight, or there could be rubbing points that cause blisters to form.
Also pay attention to the shoe + sock combination.
Sometimes changing socks may be enough to solve the problem.
Use a thinner or thicker pair, with fewer seams or of a different, perhaps more breathable material.
4. Blackening of the nail of the big toe.
If you often find yourself with blackened toenails, especially the one on your big toe, it means that you are running in running shoes that are not right for you, by size or model.
A shoe that is too small and beats at the toe will most likely give you black toenail problems.
Always buy them a little larger, approximately at least half a size larger than the size of your sneakers you wear daily.
5. You feel pressure or your instep falls asleep
Some models of running shoes might bother you at the top of the foot, at the instep.
In this case, since you cannot take an extra size because it would become yes wider but also longer, maybe too long, you’d better evaluate a model with a different structure.
You can try adjusting the lacing system differently, but if the problem persists, it means that this model is not right for you.
Your foot should be welcomed and enveloped by the shoe, not suffocated by it.
6. Out comes the heel
It may happen that you buy a shoe in a size that is too big.
First of all, when you go to buy a new pair of shoes, always refer to the centimeters and not the shoe size, because different brands have different sizing scales, so it is not necessarily the case that in the same size the fit will be the same.
Inches, on the other hand, will not lie.
The heel should be well wrapped and stay put, firmly embedded in the shoe.
With the right shoes you will be able to focus solely and only on your running, without wasting energy worrying about anything else. (Via Marathon Handbook)