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What shoes and Where do I get them

Good advice from Runners World so read this first then try a good running specialist shop such as Total Fitness in Bath, SPORTSHOE, 90A WALCOT STREET BATH AVON BA1 5BG. 01225 460509, (There is also a Sportshoe in Bristol near the House of Fraser), WHOSE SPORTS THE ARCADE, BROADMEAD, BRISTOL  01179 252928, Easy Runner in Bristol also offer excellent advice and can give you a footscan. Recently opened in Greystoke Avenue (venue shared with Next generation Sports complex) in Westbury-on-Trym is a Sweatshop  offering a wide range of shoes and running kit. Hogweed Trotters and looking to enter into a partnership with Sweatshop so take your membership card for discount Sweatshop have the footscan to analyse your feet as they run.

The shoe manufacturers all have good web site's too and don't necessarily go on someone's else's advice. We all have different shaped feet with different support or cushioning requirements. In my humble opinion the likes of JJB and Gilesports and places at the Mall tend to deal more in fashion trainers and offer very variable advice about what trainers to buy. If you use these , know exactly what shoes you want before you go in.

I like Saucony and New Balance shoes, others prefer asics or adidas. find what is comfortable and right for you.