How to tie your shoe laces
- The looping at the top of the shoe stops your foot sliding backwards and forwards in your shoes and will prevent blisters on your heels.
- It helps you to also tie your shoes so they feel firm with out it feeling too tight across the top of your foot and causing numbness.
- Less lacing towards the toe box allows your foot the room to expand as you foot strikes the ground.
How often should you replace your running shoes?
- The general rule is about every 800k's. You can work out roughtly how many klm's you do each week and calculate.
- Sometimes you realise you need new shoes because you can "feel" the road under your feet more than usual OR you begin to develop a few niggles - sore knee or ankle - some small niggle you don't normally have OR you lift the insert inside your shoe and look at the date (that you wrote in there when you bought your shoes) and if the shoes are about 6-8 months old ...It's worth considering your running history and future running goals and then plan when to purchase the next pair. (You do not want to turn up on race morning in new shoes!)
- If you have the financial ability, it is worth owning two pairs of running shoes and alternating them - it gives each pair time out to return to full function and they will last longer.
