Ep 20: How to Choose the Right Running Shoes

Plenty of choices when comes to running shoes - from Rs. 5,000 to 25,000. This episode demistifies how to choose the right running shoe.
Ep 20: How to Choose the Right Running Shoes

The running shoe landscape has changed dramatically with tech innovation. In this episode, we try to navigate the landscape of running shoes, and how to choose the right running shoes.

The first is the perspective of runners, in terms of their running journey. Whether a runner is a beginner, intermediate, experienced, or elite, how that needs to be factored in when choosing a shoe. The second is the training perspective - use the shoes for daily training, speed training, easy/recovery runs, races of 5-10k, Half or Marathons, and beyond. The third perspective is the type of shoe - Low stack or High Stack, Low or High Drop, How much cushioning it has, how responsive it is, whether it has a carbon plate, etc.,

Here are few useful resources -

Sharath Adanur

Our guest for this episode is Sharath Adanur. Sharath is an Industrial Engineer working with a major steel manufacturer. A self coached runner, Sharath’s personal best timing of 2:46 in a Marathon. A self confessed shoe geek, his vast collection of shoe can put to shame any sports shoe showroom.

Sharath can be reached on Twitter @sharath_adanur and on Instagram @sharath_adanur

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