Best running trainers?

@BigButtons I have Brooks adrenaline gts, worn more on the heel at the outside

I have just done the analysis thing on the website. I am definitely an underpronator as all my shoes are worn on the outside edge only. Does anyone one which shoe would be better for supination?

Another vote for Brooks. They’ve got me through a marathon and marathon training. I think they’re called Brooks GTS and then a number (each release gets the next number up). Really good fit (especially if your feet are wider and very durable. I never had blisters (till actual marathon)

I vote Brooks but honestly If you can at the mo, then go to a shop so they can analyse how you run. If you can't, have a look at the soles of some of your other shoes and see where they have worn. If the heel wears more on the inside than the outside then maybe get some worn support on the inside. Mine are Brooks adrenaline gts and they have this.

Was going to start a thread asking just this. I want to start the c25k again. I used to run a lot but injury from running( knees) get stopping me.
I have always run in skechers go run ride because of the low heel drop and the weight. I can't run in heavier shoes.
My old pair have lost their padding and my knees are complaining generally now, I'm 53. So I need something lightweight but with good cushioning. I have spent hours trawling through running sites over the last few days.
Brooks sound good. New balance also get very good reviews.

Brooks 90 day guarantee is great. They even let me return a pair I bought from another retailer for a refund after 80 days. The retailer wouldn't take them back but Brooks called them and sorted it out for me. I ended up trying a different pair of Brooks later and they are great.

My latest pair are Brooks Ghost and they are super comfy but really light. I used Asics for years but the last two pairs I had seemed a narrower fit than earlier models so I felt it was time to change. The Brooks seem wider across the toes.

I'm in my 50s, started running about 10 years ago and am on my 3rd pair of ASICS. I have wide feet and find they are comfortable, consistently well made and supportive.

I'm a 5k & 10k runner, nothing more ambitious than that.

It's an incredibly individual thing. I love saucony, Nike give me shin splints - but as you can see upthread some people get on great with them.

I used to wear Asics and thought they were very comfortable then tried Brooks (Ghost for me) and they are a different level.
I agree it is a personal thing. That said, most of the women in my running group wear Brooks.

When I played netball I was always in Asics but due to injury I now have limited lateral movement so have turned to running. I did a gait analysis having run in Asics and was recommended some Brooks Ravenna 11s which are much more comfortable and have eliminated the knee pain that I had in the Asics.

In conclusion - go somewhere where they will do gait analysis.

If you get on with Asics, you could continue? TBH having any new trainers with cushioning will probably make an enormous difference immediately. DH manages about 4 months in his before they need replacing. They always look good as new, but the cushioning's gone and his knees start hurting.

Love my Brooks, they're as much like slippers as trainers can be. I have v wide feet.

I love my Hoka One shoes. I had Asics Gel Kayano for years but now much prefer Hoka.

I use a Hoka all terrain shoe but I believe the Hoka Bondi is the most cushioned and supportive for road runners doing shorter distances. They also come in wide.

It's an impossible question really, as everyone gets on with different things. For me (long distances, regular runner, wide feet, history of foot problems), I wear Nike, Brooks or Saucony for road running and inov8 for trail running.
I hated Hokas but others love them. I've always found Asics massively overrated but again, others love them.

Whatever you do, though, get proper running shoes. Nike, Saucony, Asics, New Balance, Salomon, Brooks, are all good established brands, and the Sportsshoes sale will have old models for v reasonable prices. Don't run in Sketchers. Or Under Armour. Or Karrimor, or anything that's a Sports Direct brand. There's a reason that proper runners don't wear these shoes...

Brooks have an online questionnaire to help determine your gait. www.brooksrunning.com/en_gb/ShoeFinder

Meant to say, I overpronate, the saucony ones were a result of going to a proper running shoe shop.

It really does depend on your feet. I'm wide across the toes, I've got Saucony and ASICS (the latter trail shoes)

Have always worn ASICS as for me nothing else compares. There's an ASICS outlet website where you can get some good deals. But agree you need to know your running gait.

Hoka Clifton come in wide foot and are nice and bouncy. New Balance Fresh Foam also come in wide foot and are very good. Good luck n well done on your running commitment!

It’s almost impossible to recommend because running shoes are such an individual thing. My DH and I both run but wear completely different types of shoes - cos our feet are different, we run different distances, have different gaits, etc. I prefer a ‘minimal’ shoe, this is after years of wearing shoes with cushioning and support and endlessly getting injured. There’s a school of thought that less support is better.

But you could try somewhere like Run and Become. I wonder whether they do online/ phone advice...

I wear Asics .. Netburners for netball and Gel Kayano for running. They're fab. Very supportive.