economic running shoes

Jim said:

Hi if you had only $40 to spend on running shoes , which one or one's would
you choose (brand/model), I run alongside the city canal in dirt road, thank
you.

ps, i know $40 isn't much, but its all i can afford right now, got laid off,
and running is the only thing keeping my sanity healthy lol.

You're going to have a hard time finding regular running shoes that cheap. You
can pick up racing flats for about this price at footlocker.com and they may
be OK for running on dirt, but they don't provide as much protection as
regular trainers, and probably won't last as long either. Still, that's
probably what I'd choose if I was able to run on dirt, and needed some shoes
for less than $40 to do it. Racing flats retail for less than trainers, and
are often heavily discounted. For example, the asics tiger paw or DS racer,
the NB 750, Nike Air Streak, etc.

While you're at it, take a look around roadrunnersports.com and finishline.com.
You may be able to find some heavily discounted trainers. Keep in mind that
Good trainers retail at around $85 or more, so if you see a $60 shoe for $40,
it still isn't a great deal (because any trainer that retails for $60 is not
worth a penny if you want to actually run in it) So you want to look for a shoe
that retails for about $80 or so and is on sale for less than $40

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

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Hi if you had only $40 to spend on running shoes , which one or one's would
you choose (brand/model), I run alongside the city canal in dirt road, thank
you.

All things considered, without knowing your mileage, I'll assume it's low like
under 30 a week. Forty wont get you much, so I'd buy moccasins from a local
native american trading post. Nothing but a leather covering with a 1/8" piece
of foam. Since you run on dirt this is the best way to go. Another nice feature
of these are the locals will no longer yell "run Forrest run", and will yell
"go get 'em chief" or "how, me palface" instead. The loin cloth is a real
turn-on for the chics too.

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You're going to have a hard time finding regular running shoes that cheap.
You
can pick up racing flats for about this price at footlocker.com and they may
be OK for running on dirt, but they don't provide as much protection as
regular trainers, and probably won't last as long either. Still, that's
probably what I'd choose if I was able to run on dirt, and needed some shoes
for less than $40 to do it. Racing flats retail for less than trainers, and
are often heavily discounted. For example, the asics tiger paw or DS racer,
the NB 750, Nike Air Streak, etc.

While you're at it, take a look around roadrunnersports.com and
finishline.com.
You may be able to find some heavily discounted trainers. Keep in mind that
Good trainers retail at around $85 or more, so if you see a $60 shoe for $40,
it still isn't a great deal (because any trainer that retails for $60 is not
worth a penny if you want to actually run in it) So you want to look for a
shoe
that retails for about $80 or so and is on sale for less than $40

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

Longwinded, but accurate. Donovan gets Fabbys "Good seal of Quality" for today.

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Longwinded, but accurate. Donovan gets Fabbys "Good seal of Quality" for

today.

OMG! Time to consider ending it all...

Leafing through rec.running, I read Jim's message of 27 Nov 2004:

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Hi if you had only $40 to spend on running shoes , which one or one's
would you choose (brand/model), I run alongside the city canal in dirt
road, thank you.

Go here http://www.holabirdsports.com/advanced_search.htm
Enter price range "up to $50.00"

Like Donovan said, there are a lot of racing flats at the low end. However,
I did see a few trainers for under $40 at Holabirdsports.com.

Phil M.

--
"What counts in battle is what you do once the pain sets in." -John Short,
South African coach.

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Time to consider ending it all...

Well, if you need any words of encouragement I can be VERY helpful in certain
situations.

Jim said:

Hi if you had only $40 to spend on running shoes , which one or one's would
you choose (brand/model), I run alongside the city canal in dirt road, thank
you.

ps, i know $40 isn't much, but its all i can afford right now, got laid off,
and running is the only thing keeping my sanity healthy lol.

And how much is an injury going to cost because
you're in the cheapest (wrong) shoe?

Go panhandle another $60 and get shoes that
meet your needs (feet/gait.) Otherwise I'd
pick another activity. Like swimming or biking.

Jim said:

Hi if you had only $40 to spend on running shoes , which one or one's would
you choose (brand/model), I run alongside the city canal in dirt road, thank
you.

ps, i know $40 isn't much, but its all i can afford right now, got laid off,
and running is the only thing keeping my sanity healthy lol.

Look for discontinued models (sizes may be limited) on closeouts. Some
urls have already been posted. Some others are
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/xq/asp/dept_id.L2~350/qx/prod_list_display.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6obuf (REI outlet)
www.footrxstore.com

My current running shoes retail in the $80-$90 range, but I've never
paid more than $50 for a pair (after the 1st that I bought from my
physical therapist) since I bought them as discontinued models (online
at STP and footlocker.com. STP is easy to deal with for exchanges.

That said, be sure you get shoes that fit and work with your gait and
running surface. Otherwise, potential doctor's bills may be much greater
than the extra cost. All the shoes I've bought online, I had previously
tried on in a shoe store or physical therapist office and bought my
first pair there. Only after getting a shoe that seemed appropriate, did
I order online. Dirt roads will probably be fairly forgiving and if you
have no foot issues, you might not have problems ordering online.

Also, depending on where you live, there might be an outlet store near
you where you could get quality shoes at half price. Good luck.

Dot

--
"The eagle, who believed he was a chicken, wasn't. However, until he
discovered what he was, he was limited to live as one."
-Unknown but quoted from Lisa Butler on ultra list

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Jim said:

Hi if you had only $40 to spend on running shoes , which one or one's
would
you choose (brand/model), I run alongside the city canal in dirt
road, thank
you.

ps, i know $40 isn't much, but its all i can afford right now, got
laid off,
and running is the only thing keeping my sanity healthy lol.

And how much is an injury going to cost because
you're in the cheapest (wrong) shoe?

Go panhandle another $60

Before he gets arrested for panhandling I have a better suggestion.
Since he is laid off with lots of time and still has computer access I
would go to http://www.roadrunnersports.com/ and look under men's
Endangered and see if there is a model that is close to your financial
range and needs. Then go to http://currentcodes.com/ and find a
discount code. At the moment there is a 20% off coupon CHM-03128. Find
a shoe plug in the code and see what you can find in your range.

and get shoes that

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meet your needs (feet/gait.) Otherwise I'd
pick another activity. Like swimming or biking.

I think it would cost more that $40 for swim privileges or a bike,
unless it's a rusty one speed.

-DougF

Tom Phillips said:

Jim said:

Hi if you had only $40 to spend on running shoes , which one or one's would
you choose (brand/model), I run alongside the city canal in dirt road, thank
you.

ps, i know $40 isn't much, but its all i can afford right now, got laid off,
and running is the only thing keeping my sanity healthy lol.

And how much is an injury going to cost because
you're in the cheapest (wrong) shoe?

Go panhandle another $60 and get shoes that
meet your needs (feet/gait.) Otherwise I'd
pick another activity. Like swimming or biking.

I always buy cheap shoes. They're just cloth and foam rubber after all.
Even the expensive ones cost something like $12 to make. The $18
noname trainers still absorb more shock than more expensive, name-brand
flats. I suppose expensive shoes have advantages (if you choose the
ones right for you), but I just don't think it matters for us casual
runners, 3 or 4 runs for a total of up to 20 miles. At least I can't
think what I would game by tripling my shoe expenses.

Doug Freese said:

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Jim said:

Hi if you had only $40 to spend on running shoes , which one or one's
would
you choose (brand/model), I run alongside the city canal in dirt
road, thank
you.

ps, i know $40 isn't much, but its all i can afford right now, got
laid off,
and running is the only thing keeping my sanity healthy lol.

And how much is an injury going to cost because
you're in the cheapest (wrong) shoe?

Go panhandle another $60

Before he gets arrested for panhandling I have a better suggestion.

heck, I've never been arrested for _that_ 🙂

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Since he is laid off with lots of time and still has computer access I
would go to http://www.roadrunnersports.com/ and look under men's
Endangered and see if there is a model that is close to your financial
range and needs. Then go to http://currentcodes.com/ and find a
discount code. At the moment there is a 20% off coupon CHM-03128. Find
a shoe plug in the code and see what you can find in your range.

As long as they're the right shoes. Just saying buy the
shoes according to feet/gait, not price. I wish I could
get _my_ shoes for even a discounted $80 😉

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and get shoes that

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meet your needs (feet/gait.) Otherwise I'd
pick another activity. Like swimming or biking.

I think it would cost more that $40 for swim privileges or a bike,
unless it's a rusty one speed.

Mine's a rusty ten speed, but still works.

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-DougF

timeOday said:

Tom Phillips said:

Jim said:

Hi if you had only $40 to spend on running shoes , which one or one's would
you choose (brand/model), I run alongside the city canal in dirt road, thank
you.

ps, i know $40 isn't much, but its all i can afford right now, got laid off,
and running is the only thing keeping my sanity healthy lol.

And how much is an injury going to cost because
you're in the cheapest (wrong) shoe?

Go panhandle another $60 and get shoes that
meet your needs (feet/gait.) Otherwise I'd
pick another activity. Like swimming or biking.

I always buy cheap shoes. They're just cloth and foam rubber after all.
Even the expensive ones cost something like $12 to make. The $18
noname trainers still absorb more shock than more expensive, name-brand
flats. I suppose expensive shoes have advantages (if you choose the
ones right for you), but I just don't think it matters for us casual
runners, 3 or 4 runs for a total of up to 20 miles. At least I can't
think what I would game by tripling my shoe expenses.

probably also uses backyard grass clippings for T-paper...

Tom Phillips said:

timeOday said:

Tom Phillips said:

Jim wrote:

>Hi if you had only $40 to spend on running shoes , which one or one's would
>you choose (brand/model), I run alongside the city canal in dirt road, thank
>you.
>
>ps, i know $40 isn't much, but its all i can afford right now, got laid off,
>and running is the only thing keeping my sanity healthy lol.

And how much is an injury going to cost because
you're in the cheapest (wrong) shoe?

Go panhandle another $60 and get shoes that
meet your needs (feet/gait.) Otherwise I'd
pick another activity. Like swimming or biking.

I always buy cheap shoes. They're just cloth and foam rubber after all.
Even the expensive ones cost something like $12 to make. The $18
noname trainers still absorb more shock than more expensive, name-brand
flats. I suppose expensive shoes have advantages (if you choose the
ones right for you), but I just don't think it matters for us casual
runners, 3 or 4 runs for a total of up to 20 miles. At least I can't
think what I would game by tripling my shoe expenses.

probably also uses backyard grass clippings for T-paper...

Well, what is it I don't know? I run regularly on cheap shoes without
problems. That is my experience.

To me *all* running shoes look almost equally cheap - synthetic rubber
soles, foam rubber midsoles, plastic heel cup, and fake leather / nylon
uppers, all glued together in a sweatshop. Viola, running shoe.

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Well, what is it I don't know? I run regularly on cheap shoes without

problems. That is my experience.
__

too ignorant to be authentic....gotta be trolling....but nonetheless...what you
don't know is the price you'll pay, down the line, in many ways. ask any
podiatrist would they allow their children to wear the shoes you choose
to...even for casual use. the cumulative effect of use over time of cheap shoes
or a mattress is what you don't know.

my 62 year old mother just started walking for exercise purposes. i could
only imagine she was doing this in some Walmart specials. i went to rrs,
applied the discounts....and was able to get her a pair of asics gel nimbus V
for $35.99
the OP should do something similar...

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And how much is an injury going to cost because
you're in the cheapest (wrong) shoe?

Ta daaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! The bottom line.

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Go panhandle another $60 and get shoes that
meet your needs (feet/gait.)

I agree. Buy decent shoes that meet your needs (again, without knowing his
mileage this is impossible to give advice on) or don't run. IMHO, that bad
decision of buying shoes based on your finances instead of your physical needs
is responsible for more people never runing again than any other single cause.
It has left millions of people saying "running ruined my knees" and you
substitute an body part in place of "knees" in that statement.

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I think it would cost more that $40 for swim privileges or a bike,
unless it's a rusty one speed.

I agree with this too. Biking and pool fees would almost certainly be FAR more
than running gear.

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heck, I've never been arrested for _that_ 🙂

Um ok, any others we SHOULD know about? LOL

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I wish I could
get _my_ shoes for even a discounted $80 😉

You can buy a GREAT pair of shoes for $80. I'd almost go so far as to say
spending far more probably won't get you a better shoe.

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Mine's a rusty ten speed, but still works.

If those "fancy-pants bikers" on their $3,000 bikes see you on a rusty bike, I
think they're allowed to kill and bury you.

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I always buy cheap shoes. They're just cloth and foam rubber after all.
Even the expensive ones cost something like $12 to make. The $18
noname trainers still absorb more shock than more expensive, name-brand
flats. I suppose expensive shoes have advantages (if you choose the
ones right for you), but I just don't think it matters for us casual
runners, 3 or 4 runs for a total of up to 20 miles. At least I can't
think what I would game by tripling my shoe expenses.

True, but you are not a true runner, depending on defenitions. I agree that
*jogging* that mileage you can get away with it. Try 6 or more per day and see
what happens.

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probably also uses backyard grass clippings for T-paper...

LMAO! No doubt, no doubt.