New coach wants me to wear trainers instead of flats

Wear what works best for you. If its been a year and no problems stay with the flats.

Why would you even consider running in trainers if you've spent a year in flats without any problems? Go back to what you were doing.

Flats. I had this same issue with my coach Freshman year and just sort of delayed picking out a trainer as long as I could. Come the end of indoor track, when I was the only runner to have not sustained an injury that year, he yielded to the flats. I think a good, reasonable coach should be easily convinced by long term health in a particular shoe, no matter what name it goes by

abacus wrote:

I think a good, reasonable coach should be easily convinced by long term health in a particular shoe, no matter what name it goes by

Well in that case a good 1% of coaches will be convinced.

You're coach is nuts. Stay in your flats. Those trainers are obviously no good for you.

I've had similar pains when wearing the asics 2120 instead of the nike free 3. The supportive shoe is too supportive, and it feels like I'm wearing boots.

As far as the coach goes, wear what feels best.

need advice on shoes wrote:

My new coach wants me to wear trainers instead of flats for easy and long runs. I've been wearing flats (Adidas CS/Adios) for all my runs for over a year with no problems, but I took the coaches advice and bought a pair of trainers. After two runs in the trainers I had aches and pains I'd never had before.

Has this happened to anyone else? I'm wondering if my body just needs to adjust to the trainers, or if I should just go back to wearing flats (I don't really like trainers). I don't want to offend my coach however.

In case it figures into your thoughts, I run about 80 a week, mostly on soft surfaces except for speed workouts (twice a week on asphalt or track).

Your coach is smarter than you. While I can see using flats in the occasional speed session on the track, training in them regularly is the kind of decision an absolute moron makes.

Even if you throw the potential for injury out the door (which you apparently have), you are negating the value of wearing flats/spikes in races if you train in them all the time.

Well said....: you are negating the value of wearing flats/spikes in races if you train in them all the time.

Same way you negate the value of being light in races if you don't pack on an extra fifteen pounds for most of your training.

Well said.... wrote:

Even if you throw the potential for injury out the door (which you apparently have), you are negating the value of wearing flats/spikes in races if you train in them all the time.

well thats debatable.

Perhaps your coach has feelings for you that is hard for him to express. The shoe thing may be a cover to hide the fact that he is gay and wants you to be his lover.

Well said.... wrote:

Your coach is smarter than you. While I can see using flats in the occasional speed session on the track, training in them regularly is the kind of decision an absolute moron makes.

Even if you throw the potential for injury out the door (which you apparently have), you are negating the value of wearing flats/spikes in races if you train in them all the time.

Don't listen to him -- I wish I could wear flats every day. I am slowly transitioning to lighter and lighter shoes, as they mess with your biomechanics much, much less.