What shoes for Marathon ?

I've been conned - err, I mean persuaded - into doing the Brighton Marathon :eek:

As an almost exclusively off-road runner, I don't own any road shoes and will need to invest in some as I move some of my traning on to the roads over the next 3 months...

Any suggestions ? I don't want to spend a fortune on shoes that I won't be using that much (as road running really isn't my passion), but at the same time, don't want to buy something that'll leave me injured !!

Thanks in advance for any useful advice :)

A stout pair of brogues ought to do it. Avoid patent leather: they tend to pinch :D

btw just because you've entered doesn't mean you've got to do it. You could always join the Foreign Legion instead.

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Originally Posted by Splatcher

A stout pair of brogues ought to do it. Avoid patent leather: they tend to pinch :D

btw just because you've entered doesn't mean you've got to do it. You could always join the Foreign Legion instead.

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Thanks Splatcher for that really useful advice, lol :p

I feel I ought to do it, as a once-in-a-lifetime-only thing. And the distance training ought to come in handy for the longer fell races :)

Ran a road marathon in Nike Air Pegasus then wore them as trail shoes after.

Get the cheapest that fit and save your money so your physio can sort out the injuries you'll get from the training. Oh, and don't forget that the second half of a bad marathon is the lonliest place in sport. Well, except the Liverpool FC manager's office about 9o'clock this morning ;)

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Originally Posted by Derby Tup

Get the cheapest that fit and save your money so your physio can sort out the injuries you'll get from the training. Oh, and don't forget that the second half of a bad marathon is the lonliest place in sport. Well, except the Liverpool FC manager's office about 9 o'clock this morning ;)

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Tut tut Derbyshire!

Gosh, sorry SB. I'm usually so careful with my punctuation and grammar. Especially after dear old Breezie told me off once for using a semi-colon incorrectly :o

I'd recommend a gait analysis , then find the cheapest pair of correct shoes you can. Buy two pairs, one to train in and one to run the marathon in.

Then just use them for trail runs afterwards and vouch never to go near the road again, its just too hard.:)

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Originally Posted by FarFromTheFells

I've been conned - err, I mean persuaded - into doing the Brighton Marathon :eek:

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Road running can be fantastic. Get over this negativity about running on the road. If you are doing a marathon seriously, you need to embrace the roads!! Go out on some quiet country lanes and have a few nice long runs with a couple of mates :) In Nike Zoom Marathoner, good enough for Paula Radcliffe m8 so good enough for us meer mortals ;) They are light but offer adequate support for the marathon. Correct training upto the day should allow your body to cope with the demands of the race, which is a lot!! :cool: :eek: