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[wannabeagreyhound]

Im currently training for the Melbourne marathon as it will be the first marathon Ive had a go at Im hoping my old training parter the KT26 runner lined with sorbathane inners will get me over the line as they have done in the last couple of puffing billy runs with comfort,durability and affordability,Does anyone have a view on this or can someone point me in the direction of a shoe that can match the old dunlop legend on price,performance and longivity.

Regards
Daz

[wannabeagreyhound]

Thanks for your feed back Ill take it on board and do some research on getting a more appropriate style of runnining shoe,

Cheers Daz

[wannabeagreyhound]

RE: Loony in thongs this fellow sounds like a legend is the dude making a political statement about major shoe corporations??? or he is just an eccentric, whatever the case maybe he must be tough running 42ks in a pair of thongs and if I catch up to the man in October at the finish line Ill by him a stubbie.

[flat feet]

Whatever works! I have appallingly flat feet and have moved from ASIC Gels to the Brooks described earlier. The thong dude sounds like he's making a statement of some kind like my shoes cost 99c how much do yours.
Coming from Rogaing I've marvelled at the KT26 wearers who can do a 24 hour event across broken ground and trails and then not hobble like I do afterwards.
I've seen entries from evangalistic bushwalkers boast about wearing Dunlop Volleys in log books and criticising those who don't as if they should. If I did I would have stopped doing anything beyond walking to the corner shop years ago.
Now where are those foot casts the back door needs propping open.

[haldane13]

If it works for you go for it. I used to wear KT26,s for many years in my younger days and found them quite OK EXCEPT when running in the wet. They may well have improved in that area.

Because you are wearing sorbathane,s I think you are pretty safe. I also wear sorbathane,s again due to recent ankle problems as well as orthotics and I generally buy may shoes at sales, last years models, and they cover a variety of brands.

I also train on average with 3 pairs of shoes at any time and with different levels of wear and that has kept my injuries down from what they used to be.

The only reason I changed from KT26,S is because of the wet weather problem and I believed that I may get better alround support with "proper?" running shoes.

I also agree with Tim,s last sentence.

[wannabeagreyhound]

After consideration on this subject I think the most prudent way to go about this from my perspective would be to continue using the kt26 in training leading up to the Melbourne marathon then breaking in a new trendy pair of shoes that Ill keep only for race days thus prolonging the life of the shoe while the cheaper kt26 slogs out the training k's.

Daz

[hollie]

Why not run in the gel bondi racing fats retailed for $165.00 at Rebel Sport. I have been wearin the `bondi's` for the last two years and they are the top shoe!Hollie (11yrs old)

[wannabeagreyhound]

I think at the end of the day there is more expensive shoes out there with some advancements that have occured over the years but value wise the old dunlop lives on.

[Athletic Andy]

I think the shoes I run in are called Nike Air Chapukas or something..... theyre not bad at all.... I use em for long distance, street running whatever... they're better over short distances I guess but they are EXTREMELY light.... for longer distances the adidas ozmosis is also very good.

But remember, a bad tradesman always balmes his tools... hehehe.

[PeterW]

I tried the kt26's for a short period and the only problem I had was they wore out very quickly,I paid a small amount for the shoe but I was replacing them a lot more regularily. In the end I found it cheaper to buy my preferred brand, Brooks. In the long run (no pun intended) the brooks are easier on both my wallet and my legs.

The only thing I would recommend against is your thought of buying an "elite" pair for the marathon. Confidence in your runners is one less problem you want to experience on the day. If you want to trial some other runners I would be starting now.

[Jogger]

Lee Troop said he started running in a pair of Dunlop Volley shoes. He said this:

"It's not shoes that make the athlete - it's the amount of determination and heart,"