My feet are something I never really gave much thought to before.  But after really hurting a nail (not very pleasant to mention I know) and seeing how much it hurt like hell…let’s just say I took a swift look at the kind of running shoes I was going to pick from now on.
Again I was back to the gym situation – so much to choose from and yet how to know which would be best?
The shop assistants really vary in the kind of advice they want to give.  Some places you can tell, just want to steer you towards the most expensive ones…yet when you ask about the differences are pretty lame with coming up with reasons as to why you should add the extra bucks.
I was getting pretty fed up to be honest with it all…especially as I usually just like to go and buy just what I need and get out of the place.
Yet it was in one of the stores….that I spoke to a guy who really knew his stuff and wanted to help.  He focused on giving me tips like…looking out for the type of terrain you would be training on…what kind of impact you’d been putting on the shoe…your frame / weight, etc….and how durable you’d need the shoes to be.  I guess all basic stuff.   Yet when you select your running shoes with this in mind…and go through what you don’t want…(instead of assistants just focusing on why you need this and that) you can really narrow it down…and get something that is great for you. I’ve been really happy with all my purchases to date when using this basic way of narrowing my searches down.