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When you start running training, you don't need to invest much in kit and accessories. All you really need is a decent pair of running shoes and (if you are a woman) a suitable sports bra. It would be a huge mistake to think that you can get by without either of these. Running Shoes What shoes to buy? There is no such thing as a better 'make' or 'model' of shoes. A good pair of running trainers is one that suits your particular running style; and a bad pair is one that does not. Your body generally comes with some complicated machinery as standard - muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, bones - which enable you to walk and run. Your ability to run efficiently and injury-free depends in part on the alignment and operation of these moving parts. Your individual biomechanics are partly determined by your genes, but also by your lifestyle, past injuries, treatment and exercises. Running shoes vary according to the way and extent to which they accommodate different biomechanics, and your choice of running trainers should depend on your personal biomechanical profile. Paradoxically, the best runners often don't need to spend much money on running shoes. Because they usually have the good luck to have good biomechanics, their running style does not require them to buy shoes that correct the way in which their feet roll when they hit the ground, or cushion them from the stress on their joints as their feet repeatedly hit the ground. The rest of us mere mortals, however, need shoes that will correct our deficiencies and weaknesses, and improve our running action so that every footstep does not place an intolerable pressure on our feet, legs and pelvis.
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