Affordable running shoes for beginner runner?

[Startingagainandagain]

I have decided to take up running but I need some decent trainers but I have a limited budget.

I do a lot of other exercise (Pilates, swimming, horse riding) but I am completely new to running so not sure where to look.

I did a run with my regular trainers today but realised I really need something with more support/better cushioned!

I would recommend getting your gait analysis done so you know what support you need, a running shop can usually do this, it failing that if you look online there are ways to do it yourself at home.
Then look on sports shoes.com they have done great bargains, if you are not picky on the colour you can save a fair bit

I would recommend going to a specialist running shop where they will fit you with a pair that provides the support you need.
For example this place in Bristol is great but there are places like it in most big towns
https://easyrunner.co.uk/

If the above advice is a bit more than you were looking for (great advice but the shoes may be £££) I found Karrimor from Sports Direct affordable and suitable. Once o moved up to ASICS to run a half, my Karrimor became my road walking shoes! 😊😊

Don't bother with gait analysis when you're just starting out, and definitely don't buy Karrimor running shoes (!!!)

What you need is a neutral, cushioned, classic running shoe such as Brooks Ghost, Nike Pegasus or a neutral Asics. Don't pay full price though, go on Sportsshoes.com to get previous years' colours at a discount.

If you go to a running shop for gait analysis they'll tell you you overpronate and heel-strike and that you need a support shoe. 99% of new runners are told this, but that's chiefly because you'll be running slowly and you haven't had chance to actually develop a "gait" yet.

Shoes like the Ghost and the Pegasus are classics for a reason - start with something like those and then, six months or a year down the line you can see if you need anything more specialist.

Thank you everyone for all the advice! and I will check out sportsshoes.com.

I kept getting recurrent injuries (plantar fasciitis and shin splints) until I switched to brooks (from Nike). Now maaayybbee brooks just fit me better so take me with a pinch of salt, but I'm using the same "gait" type as before and I'm now on my third pair of brooks with no injuries since switching. I went for brooks ghost which another user had recommended. They do go on sale (older issues of the shoe) and I bet you could get a new, older issue shoe for a decent price. One of those, "worth it" costs. FYI, it's recommended to switch after something like 200 miles (check that) to maintain protection. Again, maybe there's room for cynicism in that, but my no injury status makes me believe in it.

I have Nike Pegasus too. I started in a pair of non branded pumps, but quickly realised I needed something better.

I would also recommend starting with a plan/method like couch to 5k or Jeff Galloway. Not sure if it’s the same for everyone, but for me the tendency was to go too fast, but you need to go really slow and build up over a while. I would have just been put off otherwise!

Whatever trainers you buy, get them at least half a size bigger than your normal shoes.

I started c25k a couple months ago. I bought myself some under armour running shoes from sports direct for £30. So comfy. Glad I didn't spend more because I only stuck at it 4 weeks lol x

Now maaayybbee brooks just fit me better so take me with a pinch of salt, but I'm using the same "gait" type as before and I'm now on my third pair of brooks with no injuries since switching. I went for brooks ghost which another user had recommended

Yes - Brooks Ghost are great. But they're a quality neutral, cushioned, shoe, not a stability shoe designed to correct a specific "gait" (eg the Brooks Adrenaline). That's why Ghost suit a huge number of people and why they're so endearingly popular.
The Ghost are much like Nike Pegasus in that regard - but yes, of course you are likely to favour one brand over another as they'll fit a bit differently.

DO get gait analysis- it's all very well assuming you need a neutral shoe, but you don't KNOW that!

Use and store like UpandRunning, find out the make and model of the ones you like best and buy previous year's version or colours on sportshoes or Amazon for a fraction of the price!

DO get gait analysis- it's all very well assuming you need a neutral shoe, but you don't KNOW that!

I don't want to derail the thread, but this is extremely bad advice. Unless you mean getting proper gait analysis from a physio, not going to a running shop??!
Running on a treadmill in a running shop will not tell you what sort of running shoes will suit you - especially as a beginner, when you will almost definitely be running slowly, landing on your heels, and rolling inwards (overpronating). most of us do/did.
Buying "stability" shoes to "correct" this will only make it worse as they'll hamper you from developing a lighter running style as you get more experienced and (probably) quicker.

This isn't too say gait analysis is all bad. If, once you've done a fair bit of running you find you're still having some issues, a podiatrist or trained physio will be able to help.
From my own experience, for example, I have a weak glute on one side, which presents itself as a flicking ankle. To "correct" that with shoes would only make it worse and not fix the issue, which is with the glute (which I'm now in the process of strengthening). A running shoe salesperson would never have told me that, and I wouldn't expect them to.

Don't listen to me though, there's loads of evidence out there from sports science experts. Not running shoe staff who, while usually lovely, are not trained physios and are also - shock horror - there to sell you shoes.

runnersconnect.net/running-gait-analysis-footwear/