wah....bro i salute u oh!!! 1year run experience, aldy run 4 FM n 3HM...how fast u did it?? make me curious...

some shoe may not suitable for you.
get professional advise base on ur foot and weight or else ur getting into injury if wrongly pick....
and u need Vaseline to prevent blister if require....

1. counted the cadence 4 times in the middle of run, 174, 174, 182, 182. all in slightly faster than current pace, but still comfortable.
2. when you said heel lift, was knee lift similar? or did u mean lift heel towards butt? I'm not lifting both knee n heel high, more down to earth 
3. I have issue on arm-leg sync: I'll be running faster (feel like in good form), but will burnt out faster. 
4. not sure on "slightly twist of your spine will spreading the force to your arm and lower body", may you elaborate more? Thanks, will try later on timely basis. With 8-5 job, and a family with small son, I'm not sure if I'm able to run frequently. To have 30mins weekdays run is a bless

WAH...still sub5, i also 1 year running experience and ran 2 FM. But still cant d sub5....salute u lor!!!  

My hero haha.. i been running 6 months and my HM time is only 2:30, no FM done yet.

ohya. i read about an advice from runnerworld forum, stop reading comment all those runnerworld's article and start running, you'll gain more (written by a forumer who done 3hrs FM, 1:20HM, 35mins 10k..)

some how with exploded amount of information on the neck, we become too worried before we even start to to run... I'm in the same case too, before this i am worry about if no compression shorts then will i run slower, then no gps watch, no hrm. Now when I have them I am wondering still no footpod no this no that.. I think I've been overburden myself with these.. time to start easy, go easy and just run..

Ha.ha, I started running after bought a RM120 cheap NB shoe, after a year a cheap Mizuno Wave shoe RM180. with a stop watch only, no hrm no gps...poor guy.

In less then 2 year, personal best run is 15km about 1:30. Never took part in any race, but going to run 17km race in Pg this Sunday.

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Added on March 20, 2012, 12:05 pm
How true indeed.

Salute this legend....
join us at Fb...sure alot people will praise u
https://www.facebook.com/groups/lynrunners

chck out Saucony Kinvara 2.  Selling at RM300.  If interested special price for LYN Runners.  PM me or 0193289083

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Added on March 20, 2012, 1:38 pm
Seng, u definitely hv some running genes in u.  1 yr into running and get achieve sub5 in marathon.  Join us in FB page as well LYN Runners 

Shit you sounds like one of my friend who started 1 year into running but already done 2 ultras. or 3

sometime there's just too much choices around and quite hard to pick..so thought tat maybe can ask suggestion from sifus here for a one-type-fit-all shoes to get.

and within budget of cuz.. my budget is around Rm200-300. Do lemme know if there's a good one around...

i did come across Adizero Ace at RM330..very light.. good one?

I see you are looking for VFF stock too, thinking of importing from US? it's like half of what it cost here.. I might want to stock 3 pairs..

Need forwarder.. have to pay them for a fee. but still way cheaper than buying here.. Vibram is competing against other minimalist shoe in US. but here they seems to price themselve exclusively

alrite..thans a lot for the information. Will check out asics..since i believe more cushioning is better for the feet?..no?...

I just shipped in a pair of VFF Treksport and cost me less than RM300

In the past when there's no cushion shoe, everyone wear flat racer to run. but now it's relabelled as minimalist - mean for people who run fast.
I am not sure how well supported this is, but cushion shoe seems not helping me to ease any pain from running, after running there would sure be pain and sore too - I'm a very heavy person - heaviest in LYN runners group photo.

Encourage heel striking I find it not really true too, I only tried to forcefully did heel strike, on normal circumstances it would revert to fore or mid foot strike on regardless what shoe. Cushion shoe is also very comfortable, especially when you stand and walk but not necessary running (which is what you do when you shop for a new pair of shoe in a retail outlet).

i juz get ACE 3M green color from al-ikhsan rm260... last few unit i think.....

well difference ppl difference experience, if someone can wear adidas is doesn't mean suitable to everyone...
juz go n try 1st....i was started wearing adidas since i start running and i dont have problem so far.....

I've worn Power, Mizuno, NB, Newton, Adidas, Asics, Brooks. Right now for short races (10-12K) I'll use Asics Gel Hyperspeed 3, have had the shoe since last year, but that one is a true racer, dun last long, I dun think it'll last until end of this year. For HMs currently I'm happy with my Brooks Pure Cadence, & before that I had no probs with Newton. I set my HM PB with Newton. For training, tempos, intervals, anything less than 12K, I use Asics Gel Speedstar 5. For LSD I stick to my Brooks.

I'm currently carrying an injury & the doc's diagnosed my feet as flat. But I think since I'm midfoot/forefoot striker, I dun think shoe type matters. I've tried support/flat foot shoes, but I dun like the bulk & I dun think I need all that support becoz the support is on the heel. Why the hell shud I use a shoe with thick heel support when I dun even land on my heel when I run ?

When choosing a shoe, the first thing that will come to mind would be the brand, really. If Ur a Nike fan, U'd look for Nike shoes, a Brooks fan would do the same & head straight to Brooks' store.. Then U will see whether that favorite brand of Urs have any shoes that matches Ur feet type & Ur running style. Then U wud see whether the shoe falls within Ur budget, after that U'll look for Ur favorite color, whether it matches Ur clothings, etc. I believe this is true for most ppl. RM200-300 will get U some good shoes if U look hard enuff.

For me, recommending a shoe to anybody would be akin to telling somebody what U think is good for them. Of course we can recommend things like cushioning, feet type & all, but in the end, the decision is Urs. What works for me might not work for other ppl. I know what I want from a shoe, I know what to look for in a shoe & I'm not afraid to try. I've given away some shoes that didn't fit me although I thought it wud, I thought I've chosed carefully, like what happened to my NB MR796 (or 795, can't remember). I gave it away with less than 100km logged, becoz I chose wrong. After a few years of running, & trial & error, I think I've got enuff experience to make the right choice. Now, while I can help ppl make choices, I wud never let ppl choose based solely on my recommendations.

When you are not feeling good while running, getting a new shoe might spike a new interest and motivation to run more. It's call gear acquiring syndrome, applicable to musician, home theatre, sound system, bicycle, and almost everything.

Sometimes you need to spend to be happy, just like why a woman need more than a pair of shoes and dozen of handbags

I am not sure what is easy in life... lol.. even watching tv at home requires you to earn money in order to buy that damn TV, after that you still have to setup your tv channel or pay monthly subscription etc... Not sure why friends is asking me don't you feel very tired doing this? Isn't it very difficult? If it's easy I wont be doing it already..

BTW:

I am considering my next purchase of VFF

Trekking / Hiking / Trail Running
- KSO Trek
- Trek Sport
- Spyridon (just released, the grip looks really good for rough tracks)

Running / walking
- Bikila LS
- KSO (which I am happily using)
- Sprint / classic

Any sharing on these? Cant seems to find the comparison chart

barefoot running and join as unofficial runner every running event or ask someone to sponsor....

Yeah i agree...i started off with a rm50 bata shoe and an ipod nano for running...when i got to my 3rd run then i got the arm band for my iphone to track my run and also for music...this year only i invested in my first running shoe, a brooks trance 10 running shoe.

So like how tenno and norizan said...get the feel for running first...some people i know buy all the gadget for show then quit after the first run sayin its too hard and they dont want it.

Agreed with wat u said, Tenno. Most of us start off running with a basic running shoe and dun think abt brands, technology and etc. Once u are into running, u will appreciate the different as u will likely to change the shoes throughout ur running time. Regardless of what shoe or technology, it is us being to run and not the equipment itself

hello, anyone here dream of participating in 4 deserts ultimate test of human endurance? sound silly but it's one of my vision to fulfill:)

hi, before you can dream about this desserts race, you need to join 10k, 21k, 42k, 100k and 100 miles races and put all these in your pocket.

you probably can start off with Malaysia Ultra, The Most Beautiful THing 100km ultra trail race which held in Sabah.

It's good to have vision, but you need to be down to earth to know what to expect and how to achieve your vision.

Tht event is a run ? I thot it's a memorial service, a walk by war veterans to commemorate sumthing...

it's by the same organizer. Special Force 200KM. initially were 240km, and its being finalised with 200km.

anyway, if you're running enough Ultra races, you will automatically get connected with runners who done dessert races.

hope you know who i'm talking about... hehe...

on another note, your pocket need to be bottomless too. the entrance fees in USD.

guys...anyone know where i can sell off my Brooks Trance 10 shoe ah? Bought it before the brooks run...
It is extremely comfortable but it is smaller by 0.5 for my feet. 
My toes are still blue black from the last brooks run. 

can advise???

just before the recent brooks race...bought it from the brooks in curve.

i have the blister issues if i run above 10km...
the first encounter while i'm using normal Nike Sport socks...
in Brooks HM, i change to Nike Running socks (anti-blister), but i still have them after the run (but i think its kinda less)..

so, my question is, will the Injinji socks will totally prevent the blister problem? cuz it cost even double from Nike Running socks worth of investment....or is there any brands that will help?