Breaking in shoes quickly?

kim in cville va said:

Greetings.

Have recently lamented the poorly-timed demise of the
shoes I had planned to run this weekend's 10-miler in.
Failed to keep sufficiently accurate mileage records and
the last several runs in them told me their time was up.

Purchased new pair last week, same model I have run in for
years and love (Saucony Shadow 6000). I typically overlap
and don't usually need to break something in fast, nor
does this shoe, which fits me well, tend to require more
than a few tens of miles to feel nice and comfy but with
full support. However, with only 12 miles on the new pair
to date and now into my taper, a few tens of miles of break-
in isn't an option and they're still stiff enough to be a
distraction (dull pain after a few miles from working
against the lack of give, etc.).

I'm thinking I'll at least wear them all week anywhere
they're not inappropriate, and certainly for the last easy
3 on Wednesday. Anyone have any other ideas?

You're in a bit of a pickle with few options. Walking around
in the shoes may loosen them up a bit, but we're always told
to not walk in running shoes--only run in them. Since the
shoe is the same model as your old pair, you have better
than 50% chance of success, so I wouldn't sweat it too much.
Typically, running shoes don't need any break-in to speak
of--not really like a pair of leather dress shoes--so if I
were you, I would just put in whatever mileage you're going
to do this week and leave it at that. You should be fine.

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In article said:

Greetings.

Have recently lamented the poorly-timed demise of the
shoes I had planned to run this weekend's 10-miler in.
Failed to keep sufficiently accurate mileage records and
the last several runs in them told me their time was up.

Purchased new pair last week, same model I have run in for
years and love (Saucony Shadow 6000). I typically overlap
and don't usually need to break something in fast, nor
does this shoe, which fits me well, tend to require more
than a few tens of miles to feel nice and comfy but with
full support. However, with only 12 miles on the new pair
to date and now into my taper, a few tens of miles of break-
in isn't an option and they're still stiff enough to be a
distraction (dull pain after a few miles from working
against the lack of give, etc.).

I'm thinking I'll at least wear them all week anywhere
they're not inappropriate, and certainly for the last easy
3 on Wednesday. Anyone have any other ideas?

I'm with "eNo" -- running shoes shouldn't need any break-in.
You'll be fine.

If the shoe really is stiff out of the box, you should be
looking at other models for your next purchase,
especially cushioning shoes (as opposed to stability
which the Shadow is)

Cheers,
--
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Kim,

If you want that nice comfy feeling why not use the inserts
from your old shoes for a while?

Bob "kim in cville va" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Greetings.

Have recently lamented the poorly-timed demise of the
shoes I had planned

to

Quoted message said:

run this weekend's 10-miler in. Failed to keep
sufficiently accurate mileage records and the last several
runs in them told me their time was

up.

Quoted message said:

Purchased new pair last week, same model I have run in for
years and love (Saucony Shadow 6000). I typically overlap
and don't usually need to

break

Quoted message said:

something in fast, nor does this shoe, which fits me well,
tend to require more than a few tens of miles to feel nice
and comfy but with full

support.

Quoted message said:

However, with only 12 miles on the new pair to date and
now into my taper,

a

Quoted message said:

few tens of miles of break-in isn't an option and they're
still stiff

enough

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to be a distraction (dull pain after a few miles from
working against the lack of give, etc.).

I'm thinking I'll at least wear them all week anywhere
they're not inappropriate, and certainly for the last easy
3 on Wednesday. Anyone

have

Quoted message said:

any other ideas?

Thanks, Kim

kim in cville va said:

they're still stiff enough

If they're stiff in the forefoot, you might try bending the
toes back toward the top. I usually do that with new shoes
and have seen salesmen do it. Also, since I wear hard 3/4
length orthotics and the original insole, it usually takes a
few runs for orthotic to get embedded in insole like it was
on old shoes.

--
"Success is different things to different people" -Bernd
Heinrich in Racing the Antelope

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You're in a bit of a pickle with few options. Walking
around in the shoes may loosen them up a bit, but
we're always told to not walk in running shoes--only
run in them.

This is something I have not heard; do you know what the
rationale behind it?

Like many beginning runners I am using walking breaks in my
training. Should my workout this morning have been:

Walking warm-up 5 min Change shoes, run 7 min Change shoes,
walk 3 min Change shoes, run 7 min Change shoes, walk 3 min
Change shoes, run 7 min Change shoes, walk 8 min?

And do I need another pair of shoes on the days I use
walking as an active recovery?

El Paisano said:

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Quoted message said:

You're in a bit of a pickle with few options. Walking
around in the shoes may loosen them up a bit, but
we're always told to not walk in running shoes--only
run in them.

This is something I have not heard; do you know what the
rationale behind it?

Like many beginning runners I am using walking breaks in
my training. Should my workout this morning have been:

Not so fast. I use walk breaks in my own long runs, so I
take the "don't walk in your running shoes" advice, well,
advisedly. What you shouldn't do, however, is wear your
shoes to walk around the office or while you're shopping at
the mall. I think you would agree that constitutes a
different kind of walking than what goes on during a a walk
break, which should be short and fast. As for the rationale
behind not wearing running-training shoes for everyday
walking, I think you should see that if you walk in them for
extended periods of time, the wear on them will be
significantly different than in running, thus possibly
affecting running mechanics.

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El Paisano said:

"eNo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:uw0ac.19$Hs.6@dfw-
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Quoted message said:

You're in a bit of a pickle with few options. Walking
around in the shoes may loosen them up a bit, but
we're always told to not walk in running shoes--only
run in them.

This is something I have not heard; do you know what the
rationale behind it?

I've heard it, but no, it's not necessary to change shoes
for walking. The thought behind not walking in running
shoes, I'm guessing, is to preserve them for running. At one
time, I had read that running shoes are made for running,
and the walking gait is different. Similarly don't run in
walking shoes, which probably *is* a good recommendation for
most folks.

I run/walk on all my long training runs right now in my
running shoes. The days I may only walk, I use a different
pair of running shoes, usually a more worn one or a model
that doesn't work as well for running as my present
running shoes do.

Dot

--
"Success is different things to different people" -Bernd
Heinrich in Racing the Antelope

Thanks for all your suggestions! BTW, I don't usually do
anything but run in running shoes (until they're spent, and
then they make great run-around-town shoes)--I was just
thinking a few days of it would help loosen up the new pair
for my race and then they would be only for running. I put
about four dog-walking miles on them (in addition to the 12
running) and I think I'll leave it at that. Also I'll
manually flex the toes some as one poster suggested. Hoping
that'll do it. --Kim

"kim in cville va" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Greetings.

Have recently lamented the poorly-timed demise of the
shoes I had planned

to

Quoted message said:

run this weekend's 10-miler in. Failed to keep
sufficiently accurate mileage records and the last several
runs in them told me their time was

up.

Quoted message said:

Purchased new pair last week, same model I have run in for
years and love (Saucony Shadow 6000). I typically overlap
and don't usually need to

break

Quoted message said:

something in fast, nor does this shoe, which fits me well,
tend to require more than a few tens of miles to feel nice
and comfy but with full

support.

Quoted message said:

However, with only 12 miles on the new pair to date and
now into my taper,

a

Quoted message said:

few tens of miles of break-in isn't an option and they're
still stiff

enough

Quoted message said:

to be a distraction (dull pain after a few miles from
working against the lack of give, etc.).

I'm thinking I'll at least wear them all week anywhere
they're not inappropriate, and certainly for the last easy
3 on Wednesday. Anyone

have

Quoted message said:

any other ideas?

Thanks, Kim