O wise ones of letsrun, when training for a marathon:
- How many pairs of shoes do you rotate through during training?
- Do you wear a lighter weight shoe for the race vs training?
Any advice is welcomed for a relatively slow guy (26yo, 1 full under my belt, aiming for 3:15 in March on 50-60mpw).
I'm slow. 2:48 PR.
I just wear trainers for everything. I bought 6 pairs of Brooks Ravennas. I rotate two at a time, alternating runs. I am 100% sure this is not the best strategy, but I really doubt you can take off more than 30 seconds doing anything else.
Sorry, I don't rotate, one pair at a time. And I wear trainers for the race.
I'm really slow
4:1x full
1:48:xx half
48:xx 10k
23:xx 5k
I'm old 50+
Slightly overweight
I run in racing flats exclusively (adidas adios) Training and racing both. 1 pair at a time. Retired my last pair at 2,250 miles. I have 400 mi on my current pair
I wear the Nike Pegasus for training and alternate two pairs. I race the marathon in the Flynit racers.