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Zoom, you mentioned this before but can't find it. Is the NB 903 comparable to the Asics DS Trainer? I get talked out of trying the DS by store clerks that call it a racing shoe and not a high mileage trainer. But I think I'm becoming a more biomechanically efficient runner and don't need as much stability. I ran on the tradmil today with a new pair of Inspire 3's and felt like my heel was hitting before I wanted it to. As you say, I was fighting the shoe. I just wish the NB store near me staffed smart people. MTA: bad typos
rectumdamnnearkilledem
Also what peves me about buying shoes... When I walk into the running store they say "O here comes fatty" (I am 5' 10 and about 218lbs). I don't think they even listen to me when i tell them what I want in a shoe. They just go into the back and come back in what ever they where trained to give the big boys
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
When my heel hits before it should I feel as though I am pounding the ground. Do you have the same feeling?
Also I want to make a move that every running store needs to have an asphalt track in them. The shoes always feel much different on the soft floors that are usually present in the store. How about a strip of concrete right down the middle of the store? Then we could tell if the shoes where worth a damn before we get them home.
If my knees are gonna bother me from not wearing supporting enough shoes when would I feel it? Even though I should wear the stability shoes I can't run in them... way too uncomfortable. Aren't the best shoes for me the ones that I will actually run in?
Also I am very seriously considering seeing if I could find a neutral shoe that would work and add orthotics for support as needed. Anybody have any experience doing it this way?
Has been
"Years ago my mother used to say to me, she'd say, 'In this world, Elwood, you must be' - she always called me Elwood - 'In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant.' Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant."
I'm going to the running store today and bringing my Superfeet with me. I'm going to try: ASICS DS Trainer Mizuno Wave Rider ASICS 1140 NB 903
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Ask them if you can take them out on the sidewalk for a jog. Our local running store will let you jog up and down the block in them if you want. The salesperson walks outside with you to make sure you don't make your escape, of course, but it is a great help when you're trying on a new style.
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Every specialty running store I've gone to that has gotten my repeat business has allowed me to take the shoes for a jog around the block outside, and I've never been chaperoned. Just one of the reasons that they get my repeat business. Maybe I've just been lucky to always find good stores somewhat near me that I can turn to. (And if you want to know which ones, my favorites are Maine Running Company in Portland, ME and The Run In in Rocky Hill, CT)
Old, Slow, Happy
For what it is worth, there is a store near here that actually has one of these. It looks like a little scale with tons of sensors, and when you stand on it, it analyzes your arch and spits out a recommendation of shoes and/or inserts that the store sells. I think it is called 'the walking company', but two ladies where I work have daughters who run, and both have given rave reviews of its accuracy. Maybe you can look up someplace near you that has something similar. Good luck!