shoes for the heavier runner?

[Greg]

Hello,

I'm about to start a walk/run beginner regime and I'm 5'9
and tip the scales at 270lbs.

What type of running shoe should I be looking into
right now?

Thanks

[Bob Burns]

Greg wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm about to start a walk/run beginner regime and I'm 5'9
> and tip the scales at 270lbs.
>
> What type of running shoe should I be looking into
> right now?
>
> Thanks

Try the Brooks ADdiction. Works for me. Good luck!

--
Bob Burns Mill Hall PA treborburns@earthlink.net

[Patrick]

Go to a running store and tell them you're looking for a
shoe for the "heavier runner". DON'T go to a discount/chain
store. They'll let you try various models, watch you walk,
etc.... I did this; it was a close call between the Brooks
Beast and some ASICS shoe. I'm 235 and went with the Beast.

Take it slow, walk a LOT and don't be dissuaded by people
who say you're too heavy to jog. Oh, and if you can, run on
dirt (trails in the park).

check out the following training schedule: I've been doing
it for about a month now. No injuries yet.
http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

Best wishes,

Pat

"Greg" <lovemozart@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:829ade94.0404032122.6d2b75@posting.google.com...
> Hello,
>
> I'm about to start a walk/run beginner regime and I'm 5'9
> and tip the scales at 270lbs.
>
> What type of running shoe should I be looking into
> right now?
>
> Thanks

[Ozzie Gontang]

In article <IkUbc.11582$yN6.9147@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>, Bob
Burns <treborburns@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Greg wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm about to start a walk/run beginner regime and I'm
> > 5'9 and tip the scales at 270lbs.
> >
> > What type of running shoe should I be looking into
> > right now?
> >
> > Thanks
>
> Try the Brooks ADdiction. Works for me. Good luck!

Building on Bob's suggestion, I would add that your shoes be
comfortable. Regarding a walk/run regime, I would focus on
the walk with the idea that you are working at walking for
an hour a day with some running.

We don't know your percentage body fat and also don't
know your level of fitness as you may be into other
sports and exercise.

Also the group would need to know a little more about your
intentions and purpose behind starting your program. Also
there's nothing about age or levels of health or experience
of exercise in the past: e.g. never been active and just
starting or someone who was active in high school and/or
college and quit due to life getting in the way along with
work and family and.... and....and....

Let us know how you progress. You achieve what you can
measure and monitor.

All the best,

Ozzie

[Miss Anne Throp]

Here's a hint. They're made of iron, and shaped
.............like a horse shoe.

[Greg]

sorry, I forgot to mention that I'm a powerlifter. my doctor measured
my bodyfat at 8%. I'm currently doing a 80-mile bike ride 4 times per
week, but want to ease into long-distance running. I'm in this for
personal fitness and endurance, not for speed; I understand my bulky,
muscular body is probably the worst physique to have for speed running
anyway :)

thanks

[Donovan Rebbech]

In article <829ade94.0404050632.116355c8@posting.google.com>, Greg wrote:
> sorry, I forgot to mention that I'm a powerlifter. my
> doctor measured my bodyfat at 8%. I'm currently doing a
> 80-mile bike ride 4 times per week, but want to ease into
> long-distance running. I'm in this for personal fitness
> and endurance, not for speed; I understand my bulky,
> muscular body is probably the worst physique to have for
> speed running anyway :)

You're really heavy for a distance runner. The online store
roadrunnersports lists shoes that are appropriate for
heavier runners. Some have already come up with some good
suggestions.

Shoes also depend on arch type / pronation. Read up on this
and decide which one is appropriate. Brooks Beast is for
people with relatively low arches/high pronation.

Others have suggested running on reasonably soft surfaces
such as dirt trails. Softer taken to extremes (like dry
sand) isn't a good thing, but neither is hardness (like
pavement). Dirt trails or football ovals are a good middle
ground -- not soft enough to destabilise your feet and not
hard enough to send shock waves through your body.
Treadmills are also OK, the surface is quite soft.

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

[Steve W.]

lovemozart@hotmail.com (Greg) wrote in message news:<829ade94.0404050632.116355c8@posting.google.com>...
> sorry, I forgot to mention that I'm a powerlifter. my
> doctor measured my bodyfat at 8%. I'm currently doing a
> 80-mile bike ride 4 times per week, but want to ease into
> long-distance running. I'm in this for personal fitness
> and endurance, not for speed; I understand my bulky,
> muscular body is probably the worst physique to have for
> speed running anyway :)
>
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