A long endurance run, or a heavy interval workout and as the apotheosis: “race day”. Get the most out of your effort by choosing the right type of running shoes. Or rather, Find Your Run.
Have you ever wondered why – size aside – we have over 800 pairs of different running shoes on display? Obviously because everyone has a different running pattern and some already need more support than others.
But also because each type of exercise calls for a different type of running shoe and your mood can influence your shoe choice. Choose correctly and running has never been more pleasant.
Get the most out of your efforts
Is your training schedule your guide toward becoming a better, faster, more confident … runner? Then varying your workouts may be natural for you. One time a long endurance run, the next a heavy interval workout. All in order to be at the start of a race in the best possible version of yourself.
As in your workouts, it is important to vary your running shoes as well. Have a long endurance run on the agenda? Then your body is probably begging for cushioning. Take the Brooks Ghost: soft, supple and comfortable. An ideal partner to go out for hours.
That same shoe may fall short in terms of responsiveness during your tempo runs. The lightness and resilience of the Brooks Hyperion Max, for example, is what you need at that moment to fly through your workout. Can it go any faster? Yep. With a carbon plate even a lot faster. Propel your performance to unprecedented heights by putting on a carbon shoe like the Brooks Hyperion Elite. This speed demon likes to fuel the fire in your eyes a bit more on race days.
Running intuitively? Let your running shoe match how you feel
Do you prefer to stay far away from a training schedule and let your gut determine how you start your workout ? Even then, variety in running shoes can enhance your desire to run.
Can you slow down or drag yourself out to run? Then make yourself as comfortable as possible. The softness of the Brooks Glycerin, for example, can be a relief at that time. Are you bubbling with energy and in the mood to go at it hard? The Brooks Levitate then has pretty much the same energy content as you do. The shoe is direct, responsive and the material in the midsole provides remarkably high energy return. With this running shoe, “going hard” suddenly feels less hard.
Do you feel like escaping all the hustle and bustle and diving into nature ? That becomes even more fun with a shoe that gives you confidence on any surface. The Brooks Catamount is one such ally for the great outdoors. It keeps you straight on any type of terrain: smooth, uneven, unpaved…. but on asphalt surfaces it handles just as well.
Two additional reasons why you never have too many running shoes
Varying your running shoes is not only going to enhance your running training and/or performance. It also has two other advantages. By alternating, you give your running shoes – especially the midsole – more time to regain its original shape. Wear and tear is therefore less likely to occur. The best thing about this story: your shoes will last longer.
Research has also shown that you are almost 40% less likely to get injured if you alternate between multiple running shoes. By running with a different pair, you put a slightly different strain on your body. The varying load can avoid injuries.
Conclusion: variation pays off
‘Find YOUR Run‘. Try to match your running shoes to the type of workout you want to complete. By varying each time, you can get the most out of your run, make your running shoes last longer and prevent injuries. Win-win-win. Soft, direct, energetic, propulsive, cushioning, light… Ask advice from the advisors and they will make sure the biomechanical picture is right, too.
