Half marathon training
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summergurl
♥3 Years Maintaining♥
Gina do you have the correct size trainers?
You need to go atleast half a size maybe even a full size bigger than your normal shoe size with your runners.
I suffered with bad toes and even lost both of my big toenails and it was down to wearing the wrong size. X
You need to go atleast half a size maybe even a full size bigger than your normal shoe size with your runners.
I suffered with bad toes and even lost both of my big toenails and it was down to wearing the wrong size. X
gina_b
Les Mills Fitness Freak
im usually a size 6 but in my runners im a 7, the bleeding toes dont hurt it just feels funny in my sock :S
on a plus note, i did the half marathon walk last night! got 10 minutes off last years timing even with toilet breaks (didnt drink anything last years so i could avoid the portaloo's!!) really pleased about it.
hobbling around today, my hips, back and arms are aching bad. no leg ache though....
fastest were around 3hr 40/45 and slowest were 5hrs.
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summergurl
♥3 Years Maintaining♥
Hmmm that's strange then gina. Have you had a gait analysis done?
Well done on the walk too xx
Well done on the walk too xx
summergurl
♥3 Years Maintaining♥
When's race day r2?xx
exiguous
Silver Member
Whooop you can do it!!! Looking forward to 10k next weekend have to say it feels ages since the last one even though it's only about 3 weeks ago lol
summergurl
♥3 Years Maintaining♥
Bridge to 10k 
gina_b
Les Mills Fitness Freak
Congratulations Gina delighted to hear it went so well
i dont actually know, theres no mark on my feeso it could well be the nail itself. they seemed to do it more in my old trainers, my runners arnt too bad. only seem to do it when i stumble in them. (very clumsy....)
gait analysis?
also.... im still acheing two days afetr a 13 mile walk, yesterday walking was that painful i was lying down most of the day.... and thats from just a walk. how is a run going to affect my acheing then?! got work the day after it too :/
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summergurl
♥3 Years Maintaining♥
Aha! Problem solved. You could be wearing the wrong trainers despite them being the right size.
Go to a good sports shop or running shop (sweatshop does it of you have one near and I think they do it for free but if they do charge it's not v.expensive usually less than £10) and get your gait analysed. It's the way you run. You'll either be a neutral runner, over pronate or under pronate. For the 3different ways in which people run there are different trainers designed to help the way you run to a more neutral style.
I overpronate and so have trainers specifically for that. Gait analysis is a must for runners it will help correct your stride and posture too
Go to a good sports shop or running shop (sweatshop does it of you have one near and I think they do it for free but if they do charge it's not v.expensive usually less than £10) and get your gait analysed. It's the way you run. You'll either be a neutral runner, over pronate or under pronate. For the 3different ways in which people run there are different trainers designed to help the way you run to a more neutral style.
I overpronate and so have trainers specifically for that. Gait analysis is a must for runners
it will help correct your stride and posture too 
