Global Sports: Improve Yourself and Your Shoes

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Improve Yourself and Your Shoes

By Dame Anderson


The perks of sporting lightweight running shoes are abundant and varied. Above all when running a event of any length a weight adjustment of only a few ounces can make you run significantly faster. For general training runs a lighter shoe is absolutely going to make things much easier. Without a doubt, there are downsides to putting on super lightweight shoes that I'll examine, but for the most part lightweight running shoes are great!

In racing, any simple benefit you can get over your competitors will be a perk. Whether it's a track meet, an off-road race, or a marathon, the weight of your shoes will play a big part in how your finishing time. A lightweight shoe will keep your legs fresh and will ease your race pain by making your feet feel light as a feather. Making a switch to a light racing shoe is an excellent way to take seconds or minutes off your best race times.

During your normal exercises, a lightweight shoe can be good. For instance, the hardest weekly workout you do. It's probably a speed workout of some kind, maybe a ladder workout? Yeah, now imagine that run with lighter shoes. You'll be running quicker and easier than you ever have with a new pair of lightweight running shoes.

Most of the really lightweight running shoes don't have much support. So, if your feet tend to over or under pronate, you'll need to ensure you're still using a shoe that will allot a good amount of support. The last thing you want to have happen is getting an injury due to the fact that you sported the wrong shoe.

What do I suggest? Get a good couple of running shoes particular to the type of races you participate in. You'll probably desire spikes of some kind for a track meet, while a wide range of shoes are accessible for longer road races. For your long distance preparation runs, you'll need to ascertain you've attained a good combo of great support without adding a lot of chunk. Your speed workouts are a toss-up. You may desire to acquire some super-lightweight training shoes specifically for that endeavor, or you could just put on your everyday trainers. It's 100% your choice.




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