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ASICS Shoe Finder: Finding the Right Running Shoe for Your Unique Body!

January 13, 2021 by Dorothy Beal

Happy 2021! I still am finding it hard to believe yet another year has gone by! 

One of the main questions I continually get DM’s about on instagram is what the best running shoes are. My response is always the same – there is no ONE best running shoe! The best running shoe is the shoe that works best for your unique body. What works for me might not work for you and what works for you might not work for me. 

On top of that – depending on the day or type of run you might want to wear different shoes. The shoes I like to run in for long runs aren’t always the same shoes that I want to run in for an easy 5 miler. 

So how do you find the perfect shoe for you if someone can’t just give you a blanket answer?

First, most brands will have the type of shoe you need, so once you figure out the type of shoe you need you can then find what shoes in that category might work for you. 

If you want to give ASICS a try, a brand I’ve been running in since 2000, they have a SHOE FINDER on their website! The only caveat is that it’s helpful to know if you need a stability or neutral shoe. 

First the SHOE FINDER asks your gender, so it knows what shoe you would prefer, men or women’s. If you are a woman who prefers men’s shoes click men’s or vice versa if you are a man who prefers to run in women’s shoes for fit or color reasons, etc. 

It then asks you what terrain you plan to run on – trail or roads. Trail shoes are different than road running shoes. Pick whichever place you plan to run on more. I occasionally run on trails but more often than not wear my regular running shoes for those runs. Trail shoes are not going to be comfortable in the long run if you primarily run on the roads or a paved trail like I do. 

It next moves on to what your typical weekly mileage is. This is important because “Beginning runners and runners logging long distances may want extra cushioning to provide comfort and protect joints. Paired with your specific goal, distance can inform which materials and technologies will suit your needs.” That being said you might like extra cushioning even if you are an experienced runner who runs a fair amount of mileage each week. You can explore that later, but for now just stick with what you typically run weekly and let the calculator do its job!

Want to give ASICS a try? I have an awesome giveaway over on my instagram page today to enter to win a pair of ASICS running shoes of your choice! 

Your running goal is up next – further or faster? Many of us will say but wait – I want both. I hear you – I too want both! My suggestion would be to pick faster if you are looking for shoes to wear during speed workouts, to possibly race in, or if you plan on running shorter distances. Pick further if you are increasing your mileage on singular runs or your weekly mileage or if you are training for a long distance event such as the marathon distance. Again this is an option you can go back in and play around with later if you want to see what options the SHOE FINDER will give you if you change this variable. 

Lastly you chose the level of cushioning you prefer – regular, extra or maximum. 

It’s that easy! The SHOE FINDER then gives you recommendations based on those choices!! 

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I loved waking up this morning and driving them to their “last days” ❤️ Those are the moments when I look back on life that I’ll treasure. 

They went back to their dads tonight and while that SUCKS for me (I love the last day of school!!!) I know that at the end of the day single moms do what they have to do for their kids. Unless you have been through it, it’s hard to understand. So many people say to me oh well I could never not have my kids 50 percent of the time - I’d die - yeah I thought that too and for months and months after they left I’d cry on the couch alone. But at some point, it gets EASIER - it’s never EASY - but it does get easier and you value the time with them more and hold tight to all the moments you do get while knowing that what you did (leaving) wasn’t selfish, it was actually selfless because you are teaching them that they are WORTH IT and that their happiness (among other things) matter. I taught them love by leaving. If you are a single mama (or dad) I SEE YOU ❤️ keep on keeping on 💪🏻 We’ve got this! 

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How I created a lifting habit ❤️💪🏻 ✨ How I created a lifting habit ❤️💪🏻

✨ Embraced being a beginner. When you first started running did you feel out of place and worry that people were looking at you!? 🙋🏻‍♀️ I knew I was going to feel the same way when I started lifting. No one knows how long you have been lifting or if you know what you are doing! No one is likely looking at you and if they are - who cares! Why do we let the fear of people looking at us and having thoughts we can’t control stop us from doing what we want in life!? 

✨ I paid per visit. Have you ever dropped a bunch of $$ on something fitness related only to then not use what you spent money on?! Paying per visit until I was consistently going to the gym weekly made me want to get my moneys worth every time I went. It also helped cement in my brain how many times a month I’d have to go to the gym to make it worth it. The more I went the lower the cost per visit to was. 

✨ I looked up a couple exercises before I would go to the gym and then added them to what I was doing. Did I have a plan? No. Did I know what I was doing? No. But I think that actually helped me cement the habit because I didn’t feel like I “had” to do anything when I went to the gym. If I tried something and truly hated it, I didn’t feel bad stopping and doing something else. It also made me interested in learning vs just doing what was written out on a plan. Be a student of life. I’ve been running for 20+ years and yet still consider myself a student.

✨ Joined a gym. I joined a gym once I was consistently going every week. This helped me in two ways — I made sure this wasn’t a phase + it felt like a reward for all the months of lifting. 

✨ Bought “gym clothing” that made me feel good about myself! I helped stop my insecurities before they started by wearing things that I felt good in … things that I liked the way I looked and that were highly functional! 

✨ I focused on how strong I felt vs how strong I looked. There is something VERY empowering about lifting heavy things when you are going through heavy things. 

✨ Celebrated little milestones like going up in weight, learning something new or improving my form. Little things are big things 😊😉
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Dorothy Beal

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