I used to think I had a problem:

Brooks Adrenaline – broke my ankle wearing these 2 years ago, wear them to walk & bike now

Mizuno Wave Inspire – sometimes feels to narrow in the toe box – used to like them

Brooks Ghost – comfy but neutral not enough support??

Brooks Adrenalines – they’re ok & I wear now in bad weather

Saucony – ran my half in these, also ok

Brooks Glycerine – kinda heavy -sometimes weigh me down

used to LOVE these but I turned my foot and broke it the last time I wore them… not enough support?

my newest Brooks Adrenaline – I wear them for long runs & races

my  newest Mizuno Sayonaras – they’re light & I wear them for shorter runs

(and in the past I have also worn Asics, Nike, Reebok & New Balance too!!)

What shoes do I wear??

Right now…I wear them all (except the Newtons.)

Back to the fact that I used to think I had a problem wearing so many different running shoes.

Not anymore, a new study suggests that runners who rotate among more than one pair of running shoes are significantly less likely to get injured than those who wear the same model of shoe on every run.

Yay me!

The study also showed that participation in other sports activity also reduced the risk of injury.

so I guess I’ll keep up with the tennis!

(If you don’t have access to the full text, you can read both  Craig Payne at Running Research Junkie and Scott Douglas at Runner’s World who have covered it in some depth.)

Happy Running!  Do you rotate your running shoes?