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I run a great deal this time of year on our company 1/14 mile indoor track. I’ve had no problems using my Asics Gel-DS Trainer VI’s.  These are 10 oz high performance training and racing shoes.  I typically run between 5-10 miles and average 6:25- 6:40 per mile over these distances.  Occasionally I will wear my Asics Gel Magic shoes (7 oz), but for everyday training, my DS Trainers do just fine. Best of luck, Chuck Gulker (Columbus, Ohio)

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I got some new shoes today, strictly for use on an indoor track.  They are Nike Air International Triax. I haven’t had any luck with any of the shoes I have tried on the indoor track yet and if I can use these once without tearing up my left foot I’ll be happy. We have an indoor 5k this Saturday and I plan to wear my new shoes for the 5k race and then put on my racing flats for the 200 meter race. I talked to someone today that claims the arch on his left foot is smaller than the arch on their right foot just because of the turns on an indoor track.  I don’t want that happening and I’m glad I didn’t get too carried away with running the local indoor track that much yet. Thanks,         Roger – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I do pretty well.  Our Y track is above the basketball court in the gym.  I recently started back up, so I’m only doing 8:00 miles.  Once the pavement warms up, I’m sure that will improve drastically.  I just take it easy and try not to go too much too fast.  Even if I wanted to, I don’t think I could realistically cut anything less than a 7:00 due to the size of the track and the banking of the turns.  In Detroit we have quite a bit of snow on the ground from the past 3 weeks of weather, so running outside has to wait.  It’s enough to get me by right now… Can you get any real speed on that small a track?  We have a (1/19th mile) indoor track at the Y.  It is the balcony above the swimming pool, and since the track bounces so much and the turns are not banked far enough, it is impossible to get any real speed on it. I used a pair of Nike Air Zoom Elites this morning, at my normal indoor track, and had a little trouble with my inside foot. I used a pair of Nike racing flats about two weeks ago and they did just fine, but I didn’t try to set any records for a single lap that time either. I think if I’m going to run on an indoor track, I’ll just have to take it a little easier on the turns. Thanks,         Roger I run in New Balance 762’s on a 1/22 mile indoor track with banked turns and have had no problems for 4 months.  Initially I had shin splints but they have since disappeared.  The 762’s are consistently supportive and offer great motion control and support.  Good running. I know the normal running shoe is made for going straight, well since indoor tracks turn a lot especially if it is only 1/10 of a mile does any one have any suggestions for shoes? After running an indoor track this morning, I noticed that my outside toe on my outside foot was not comfortable.  It felt like it had been squashed by all the extra turning. Two more quick notes: 1.  David, I saw an Ontario license plate yesterday and it said: "Yours to Discover" on the bottom.  Don’t they take MasterCard? 2.  My fastest indoor lap last year had been 30 seconds, today it was 28.5. I’m glad I didn’t slow down yet. Thanks,         Roger

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I do pretty well.  Our Y track is above the basketball court in the gym.  I recently started back up, so I’m only doing 8:00 miles.  Once the pavement warms up, I’m sure that will improve drastically.  I just take it easy and try not to go too much too fast.  Even if I wanted to, I don’t think I could realistically cut anything less than a 7:00 due to the size of the track and the banking of the turns.  In Detroit we have quite a bit of snow on the ground from the past 3 weeks of weather, so running outside has to wait.  It’s enough to get me by right now… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Can you get any real speed on that small a track?  We have a (1/19th mile) indoor track at the Y.  It is the balcony above the swimming pool, and since the track bounces so much and the turns are not banked far enough, it is impossible to get any real speed on it. I used a pair of Nike Air Zoom Elites this morning, at my normal indoor track, and had a little trouble with my inside foot. I used a pair of Nike racing flats about two weeks ago and they did just fine, but I didn’t try to set any records for a single lap that time either. I think if I’m going to run on an indoor track, I’ll just have to take it a little easier on the turns. Thanks,         Roger I run in New Balance 762’s on a 1/22 mile indoor track with banked turns and have had no problems for 4 months.  Initially I had shin splints but they have since disappeared.  The 762’s are consistently supportive and offer great motion control and support.  Good running. I know the normal running shoe is made for going straight, well since indoor tracks turn a lot especially if it is only 1/10 of a mile does any one have any suggestions for shoes? After running an indoor track this morning, I noticed that my outside toe on my outside foot was not comfortable.  It felt like it had been squashed by all the extra turning. Two more quick notes: 1.  David, I saw an Ontario license plate yesterday and it said:  "Yours to Discover" on the bottom.  Don’t they take MasterCard? 2.  My fastest indoor lap last year had been 30 seconds, today it was 28.5. I’m glad I didn’t slow down yet. Thanks,         Roger

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Can you get any real speed on that small a track?  We have a (1/19th mile) indoor track at the Y.  It is the balcony above the swimming pool, and since the track bounces so much and the turns are not banked far enough, it is impossible to get any real speed on it. I used a pair of Nike Air Zoom Elites this morning, at my normal indoor track, and had a little trouble with my inside foot. I used a pair of Nike racing flats about two weeks ago and they did just fine, but I didn’t try to set any records for a single lap that time either. I think if I’m going to run on an indoor track, I’ll just have to take it a little easier on the turns. Thanks,         Roger – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I run in New Balance 762’s on a 1/22 mile indoor track with banked turns and have had no problems for 4 months.  Initially I had shin splints but they have since disappeared.  The 762’s are consistently supportive and offer great motion control and support.  Good running. I know the normal running shoe is made for going straight, well since indoor tracks turn a lot especially if it is only 1/10 of a mile does any one have any suggestions for shoes? After running an indoor track this morning, I noticed that my outside toe on my outside foot was not comfortable.  It felt like it had been squashed by all the extra turning. Two more quick notes: 1.  David, I saw an Ontario license plate yesterday and it said:  "Yours to Discover" on the bottom.  Don’t they take MasterCard? 2.  My fastest indoor lap last year had been 30 seconds, today it was 28.5. I’m glad I didn’t slow down yet. Thanks,         Roger

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I know the normal running shoe is made for going straight, well since indoor tracks turn a lot especially if it is only 1/10 of a mile does any one have any suggestions for shoes? After running an indoor track this morning, I noticed that my outside toe on my outside foot was not comfortable.  It felt like it had been squashed by all the extra turning. Two more quick notes: 1.  David, I saw an Ontario license plate yesterday and it said:  "Yours to Discover" on the bottom.  Don’t they take MasterCard? 2.  My fastest indoor lap last year had been 30 seconds, today it was 28.5. I’m glad I didn’t slow down yet. Thanks,         Roger

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If they’ll let you change directions, I’d go half the time the other way to spread out the load and balance your muscle development.  I do this whenever possible – if my track workouts are on short walk breaks, I change directions between repeats.  Otherwise, I do each session in the opposite direction of the previous one. -S- – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I know the normal running shoe is made for going straight, well since indoor tracks turn a lot especially if it is only 1/10 of a mile does any one have any suggestions for shoes?

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Steve, While your idea is great that could be a major problem because on one of the two straight-a-ways of the indoor track, they have cages setup for indoor batting practice. These cages actually cover all the running lanes and force the runners to run on the inside of where the lanes are.  It wouldn’t be so bad if runners could go one direction on the outside lanes and another on the inside, but on the one part of the track they would be forced to share the same small running area.  It be like a two way, one lane road. They don’t have any set schedules either and you never know what straight-a-way will be used for what, because sometimes it’s the other straight-a-way that gets used by people for something other than running. It is not the indoor track it used to be, but as long as it doesn’t completely disappear like their neat outdoor tennis courts did, I’m happy. I did think of one thing.  Yesterday when I ran, I wasn’t actually wearing running shoes, because of the snow going up there.  I wore shoes bought at Wal-Mart that I use for running in the snow and rain.  So I could try my real running shoes and see what happens with them. Thanks for the idea,         Roger – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – If they’ll let you change directions, I’d go half the time the other way to spread out the load and balance your muscle development.  I do this whenever possible – if my track workouts are on short walk breaks, I change directions between repeats.  Otherwise, I do each session in the opposite direction of the previous one. -S- I know the normal running shoe is made for going straight, well since indoor tracks turn a lot especially if it is only 1/10 of a mile does any one have any suggestions for shoes?

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I run in New Balance 762’s on a 1/22 mile indoor track with banked turns and have had no problems for 4 months.  Initially I had shin splints but they have since disappeared.  The 762’s are consistently supportive and offer great motion control and support.  Good running. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I know the normal running shoe is made for going straight, well since indoor tracks turn a lot especially if it is only 1/10 of a mile does any one have any suggestions for shoes? After running an indoor track this morning, I noticed that my outside toe on my outside foot was not comfortable.  It felt like it had been squashed by all the extra turning. Two more quick notes: 1.  David, I saw an Ontario license plate yesterday and it said:  "Yours to Discover" on the bottom.  Don’t they take MasterCard? 2.  My fastest indoor lap last year had been 30 seconds, today it was 28.5. I’m glad I didn’t slow down yet. Thanks,         Roger

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