I'm training for the Little Rock Marathon which is 26 miles? what are some good shoe suggestions?

i ran the marathon 3 years ago and my feet was hurting for a while, i wore nike shox (new) i seen some of the first place winners with a shoe that looks bendable and had a bright color on bottom....i've never seen this shoe at the store! i just want a good shoe becasue this race is throughout many hills and sharp curves, i want to have a good quality other than nike shox, new blance, addida and puma.....i haven't seen many winner with those shoes on.......

I'm training for the Little Rock Marathon which is 26 miles? what are some good shoe suggestions?
The best shoes will be the pair that you have been trained for a while.





Since Little Rock is still about 5 months away, you have a chance to get a few pairs to see which ones that will fit you the best. Different people have different feet, so there is not a single type of shoes that will do for everyone. In fact, most of the winners of marathons use specially designed shoes which probably will only fit the runner himself/herself.





My suggestion is to get a pair of running shoes, at least $60-80, with good cushion. You should go to a running shoes store and have the salesperson help you, since they do have some equipments that may help measure the type of feet you might have - high or low raches, overpronate or underpronate, etc. I would get probably one or two different types of shoes and try them alternately to see which one works better. Then that will be the shoes I will train for the next few months and use that to run the marathon. Breaking new shoes at the day of marathon is a bad idea.





As for particular brands, personally I like Reebok. Nike is a good brand, so are Asics, Brooks, New Balance, etc. However, you have to find the ones that fit you the best.



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