hi all. im looking for a good shoe for my dad. hes 57 y/o, and he loves road/trail running.

budget around rm400. im open to any brand. so far im eyeing on asics GT 1000 9 running shoe.. is this a good shoe?

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Thank you so much for taking the time for providing the guidance, it shows in your passion to help others and may you be blessed always for your kind deed. I bet i wouldnt be able to write at length but would try to share as per your input above. My actual intention is to lose weight and be fit before i end up triggering the time bomb that i am currently. In other words, with my BMI of 44 and body fat of 35.7 (based on my Omron Connect Scale), I am highly candidate for major health issues like BP and Diabetes.

Thankfully as of my last medical check up done 9 months ago, my BP, sugar and cholesterol are in order but the doc has indicated that if i dont reduce, the numbers could turn the other way round and it was sort of a wake-up call, i know it could take me so long to wake up, but at least i got up from the slumber.

As for the devices, I am currently using Garmin watch with heart strap and rarely do treadmill runs as i prefer the outdoors, i have also hooked my Garmin Connect to Strava and that has helped me in a sense where it shows my comparison from the time i started to where i am currently. You are right, I am able to do 5km today in 56 mins with average HR of 145bpm in comparison to when i started 2.75km at 42.55min (15.36 pace) with average HR of 153bpm.

Probably i am getting slightly more edgy as i get more active to try to make my pace better but a good friend of mine who does regular 5.5min/km pace did indicate that i have to be realistic with my body right now, one of the good motivating statement he gave was that, if with his current weight, he is asked to lug around additional weight to reflect my current body weight, in no way would he be able to finish 5km at my pace (or even finish at all!).

That gave me the comfort and likewise for cycling, today i have all the road bikes buzzing past me but there will come a day when all these weight will go and my training at this weight limit would come in handy to propel me much further... it has not been an easy journey but i am a different person than i was 6 months ago. i will be going for my medical check up in Nov and i am certain the numbers would be much better overall and my stress test would also reflect the same.

i cant thank you enough for your response and this avenue also did make me dare approach people like my friend whom otherwise i would not have asked for opinions and funny enough that for every 1 person at the park who nudges his wife/gf to say "hei check that fat dude out trying to run", there are other 9 who would look at you and say "go on dude, everyday is a step towards progress"

sometimes, the weather when you run also affects your HR. I noticed my HR tends to drift higher faster  if there's hot sun while running in the evening... if early morning cool weather, HR won't drift high...

Shit that effects HR (in no particular order):

Time of day
Heat
Humidity
Altitude
Nice looking ah mois/leng chais (depending on preference)
Race day adrenaline

Stress
Sleep
Illness
Hydration
Fatigue
Nutrition
Lack of recovery

Recreational drugs
Caffeine
Beetroot Juice

Hill Gradient
Running Speed

Running surface
Shoes

Hi,

Can we discuss virtual runs here ?.
Just tested water with a site since MCO for the yr. The price is almost the same as an actual run, but I am not complaining.

I did a 5k to test water and I got the medal/shirt after I completed it. Next registered for a 43k and got my family involved to motivate them to run. Just 1 week into registration, they sent us the Medal/Shirt claiming it is SOP due to MCO. We have not compiled and submitted the results and the drive to complete the run is not there.

Is this normal for VRuns to send the goods before completion ?. I mean actual runs also we go collect the item before the run itself.

Any recommendation for a reliable vrun site with fair price and maybe some proper SOP ?

The sole just opened a gap, hopefully can salvage it and use for short run/ walk. No money for two pair of new shoes 

Breathing difficulty when running, no.

But i noticed my normal high heart rate is now lower. Pushing heart rate to 195 used to be easy, i could reach 219 heart rate before covid. Now, the highest i managed to reach is 185 only

The new Nike shoes is giving me bunion pain. This is the first time I’m experiencing this from a Nike shoes. And i actually walk with pain after my morning run. Does anyone here have bunion issues?

Was all set to go for my first ever official run - Black Rose Semi Marathon at MATRADE.
Collected race pack yesterday (15 Jul) afternoon.

Showed up this morning at 3am and the guard told me event postponed and to check Facebook.
They announced on Facebook at 8pm or so last night that event was postponed - no email or SMS.

For 4am flag-off, I would think most participants would be sleeping or resting at that time to prep and try to be fresh.
And not everyone checks Facebook all day everyday.

They even sent a mail couple of days ago requesting for donation to support under-privileged kids to join the run.
Yet no email was sent about this postponement.
What a massive disappointment and anti-climax for my debut run.

Luckily I live in KL so didn't have to travel too far.
And it's also just a practice run for my upcoming marathon, so I just went out and did my own run instead.
But it's highly irresponsible of the organisers and they are only willing to refund a portion of the registration fees (some said 30% but I haven't verified).

It's unlikely I'll ever participate in any future events by Black Rose.
Sharing so others are aware.

Hi SiFu and SiJie,

Any good shoe or decent shoe to recommend?
Budget around ~RM50

If the shoe is really worth it, top up abit also can consider