Running tip of the week

February 18, 2011

I’ve officially kicked off training for my seventh half-marathon, and I thought I’d share tips from my weekly clinic.

• You need new running shoes after logging approximately 500 kilometres. So jot down in your calendar or running journal when you start wearing a new pair so you have a record of it.
• If you forget when you started wearing a new pair of shoes, your body will let you know–you might experience shin splints when you previously were shin splint-free, or your back may start aching, for example.
• If you’re logging major kilometres practically every day, consider rotating two to three pairs of running shoes. The materials your soles are made of need time to rest and bounce back from all of that pounding of the pavement you’re putting them through.

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