Comments on: RIP Saucony Triumphs

By: The Most Important Gear: Shoes « Jill Will Run

The Most Important Gear: Shoes « Jill Will Run — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:00:06 +0000

[...] I am not going to argue about the importance of good shoes. If you recall, a while ago I had to say goodbye to my Sauconys when my feet were hurting. It seems that I was mis-diagnosed as being a neutral foot when I needed [...]

By: Amber

Amber — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:58:55 +0000

I have a friend that is a ultra marathoner and he told me, you should be able to get a couple of marathons out of your shoes. Just keep checking your tread and if they still feel right, you can wear them till they die!

By: lvgurl

lvgurl — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:25:24 +0000

YEEEEAAAHHHHHH! These are my shoes and I have loved them! I’m on my second pair now. And, the 2008s are much cuter.

I hope they work well for you!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:54:29 +0000

The same thing happened to me! In June I went in to see if my gait had changed during my training and the girl told me I needed to go with neutral shoes. I bought some Mizuno Wave Riders, which felt great in the store. I didn’t even run 50 miles in them before I knew they didn’t feel right. Roadrunner gives you 60 days to decide if you like your shoes, so I took them back. They didn’t have the Brooks Defyance (their neutral shoe) so bought some trail shoes instead. BUT… the guy helping me told me that looking at me in bare feet, he thought I pronated and actually did need stability. He said the gait analysis is pretty subjective and a runner can run differently in the store (not warmed up etc.) SIGH… I am STILL confused. My old shoes still feel fine, but I am starting to get some rubbing on my big toe, so I think they’re toast.

I have run through three pair of Adrenalines (first the 7 and then two 8′s for the marathon training). They have been good to me. I think I am going to end up buying yet another pair….

Sorry to write such a long, rambling comment.