Are good running shoes supposed to make your feet feel like they are sticking to the ground?
March 28th, 2009 | by DistanceRunner |Rob asked:
I bought a pair of saucony running shoes today and when I tried them out on pavement it felt like every time i lifted my feet it took some effort to un-stick them from the ground. I found this kind of annoying so I took them off and debating returning them. Is this what all good running shoes should feel like?
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I bought a pair of saucony running shoes today and when I tried them out on pavement it felt like every time i lifted my feet it took some effort to un-stick them from the ground. I found this kind of annoying so I took them off and debating returning them. Is this what all good running shoes should feel like?
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2 Responses to “Are good running shoes supposed to make your feet feel like they are sticking to the ground?”
By lestermount on Mar 29, 2009 | Reply
No, your shoes should not feel like that.
I have never had that happen with any pair of shoes.
By steme on Mar 31, 2009 | Reply
How odd, Saucony are generally known to be some of the best shoes for running, although I never wore any, having instead had experience with Asics and Nike.
If a running shoe is good you should, generally speaking, not notice it, that is it shouldn’t be too heavy and it should ergonomically aid your running in a way that does not harm your joints, tendons and ligaments, and it sounds like this is not what this shoe is doing for you.
If you feel the shoe is defective absolutely do take it back.
But if you’re not sure you may want to try to search for other user’s experiences with that shoe, maybe the sole needs to be worn a little, but it does sound weird.
It might also help to know what Saucony model you have purchased.