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How To Choose The Right Running Shoe
There’s no single ‘best shoe’ – everyone has different needs. All sorts of things - your biomechanics, your weight, the surfaces you run on, and obviously, the shape of your feet - mean that one person's ideal shoe can be terrible for another person.
We divide our shoes into three main categories (cushioned, stability and motion control); and three minor ones (performance training, racing and off-road). The first three are everyday options and are categorised essentially by your biomechanical needs; the second three are more specialised and youÂ’d often only consider them as second shoes.
The first step in finding your basic shoe needs is to try our 'Wet Test', below or, preferably, to visit a biomechanics expert or experienced shoe retailer.
The Wet Test works works on the basis that the shape of your wet footprint on a dry floor or piece of paper roughly correlates with the amount of stability you might need in your shoe. Take note: 'roughly'! It's a handy starting point.
The Normal Foot
Normal feet have a normal-sized arch and will leave a wet footprint that has a flare, but shows the forefoot and heel connected by a broad band. A normal foot lands on the outside of the heel and rolls inwards slightly to absorb shock. ItÂ’s the foot of a runner who is biomechanically efficient and therefore doesnÂ’t need a motion control shoe.
Best shoes: Stability shoes with moderate control features.
The Flat Foot
This has a low arch and leaves a print which looks like the whole sole of the foot. It usually indicates an overpronated foot – one that strikes on the outside of the heel and rolls inwards (pronates) excessively. Over time, this can cause many different types of overuse injuries.
Best shoes: Motion control shoes, or high stability shoes with firm midsoles and control features that reduce the degree of pronation. Stay away from highly cushioned, highly curved shoes, which lack stability features.
The High-Arched Foot
This leaves a print showing a very narrow band or no band at all between the forefoot and the heel. A curved, highly arched foot is generally supinated or underpronated. Because it doesnÂ’t pronate enough, itÂ’s not usually an effective shock absorber.
Best shoes: Cushioned (or 'neutral') shoes with plenty of flexibility to encourage foot motion. Stay away from motion control or stability shoes, which reduce foot mobility. -
mine i just checked...Originally posted by poon cho tang:40-41
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Hmm...same problem hereOriginally posted by mad.obsessionz:i mus wear "proper" shoes (meaning mostly sport shoes with proper support)... dress shoes more mahfan.... mus buy 1/2 size bigger so can put in my custom insoles... and i'm kinda tall... 182... and size 12 can find... world of sports royal, sporting house, terminal etc... dress shoes abit more ex.... but plus minus my shoes bout +- 300??
Got difficulties buying shoes....
Nice & cheap but no size.........sianzzzz
Me also size 12 / 46
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8.5 i always buy
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^5... find shoe cheap and nice not so easy.... esp for formal onex... in the end i always end up buyin ang moh shoes and brands... damn ex... but most of it damn chio so can lahz....Originally posted by ToffeeClub1929:Hmm...same problem here
Got difficulties buying shoes....
Nice & cheap but no size.........sianzzzz
Me also size 12 / 46 -
meaning wat? sz 9??Originally posted by monkeybusiness:mine i just checked...
its 43 -
thats small!! mines 9Originally posted by BabyLover:shoe?
also wondering if anyone got uneven feet? then buy shoe how??
anyway, mi a sz 4... wat abt u? -
yupOriginally posted by BabyLover:meaning wat? sz 9??
around there -
i tink ht also makes a diffce bah..Originally posted by 105090:thats small!! mines 9 -
btw, anyone knows y there are 2 types of number identification wen buying shoes?
some numbers are small(e.g. size 8 or 9) whereas there are some bigger numbers(e.g. 40, 41, etc)? -
i tink one US size and the other japan or sumtingOriginally posted by monkeybusiness:btw, anyone knows y there are 2 types of number identification wen buying shoes?
some numbers are small(e.g. size 8 or 9) whereas there are some bigger numbers(e.g. 40, 41, etc)? -
7-9. Depends on the shoes' design.
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oh...Originally posted by BabyLover:i tink one US size and the other japan or sumting
but wenever i buy shoes, i just anyhow take one and try...if cannot fit, ask the person to get me a bigger one....actually never bother much bout the size -
if u know ur sz then dun hv to kip on trying so many sizes lorOriginally posted by monkeybusiness:oh...
but wenever i buy shoes, i just anyhow take one and try...if cannot fit, ask the person to get me a bigger one....actually never bother much bout the size -
The smaller sizes r the US or UK sizes. The 30+ 40+ will be the Euro sizes.Originally posted by monkeybusiness:btw, anyone knows y there are 2 types of number identification wen buying shoes?
some numbers are small(e.g. size 8 or 9) whereas there are some bigger numbers(e.g. 40, 41, etc)?
For men's shoe sizing, US is 1 size bigger than UK. So if u'r a US 9, u'r also a UK 8 & EU 42. -
now tat u mention.. yupyupOriginally posted by Camellias4me:The smaller sizes r the US or UK sizes. The 30+ 40+ will be the Euro sizes.
For men's shoe sizing, US is 1 size bigger than UK. So if u'r a US 9, u'r also a UK 8 & EU 42. -
Does different age affects shoe size?
Seems that most people using 8-9 are about 15+ but me onli 13 size 9 -
i dun tink so, i guess more to ur build n ur ht.. or mayb ur family all also big feet so run in the genes...Originally posted by SBS9828X:Does different age affects shoe size?
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i see i see my height 160cm how? can compare?Originally posted by BabyLover:i dun tink so, i guess more to ur build n ur ht.. or mayb ur family all also big feet so run in the genes... -
oh tats average leh..mayb genes lor.. ur family all big feet is it?Originally posted by SBS9828X:i see i see my height 160cm how? can compare? -
size 7-8..
i hat buyin shoes.. the arch of the shoes and my foot doesn match
my arch's more towards the heels... so argh!!
once i start runnin, the pain n discomfort starts coming
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Mine:
US size 8
UK size 6
EU size 39
25cm
Height 1.57m. -
+1Originally posted by Danisdead101times:mine is 9~
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kelian u.. mayb u muz buy those padded shoes? then not so uncomfy lor...Originally posted by shinta:size 7-8..
i hat buyin shoes.. the arch of the shoes and my foot doesn match
my arch's more towards the heels... so argh!!
once i start runnin, the pain n discomfort starts coming
eg: elle sumtimes also got, v comfy for pple w bone probs...n scholl also lor..