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Question:

"Nancy DeMarco" Do they stay in place well?

Nope. Can you walk with a very relaxed gait without having them shift or slip on the heel?

Nope. If they are so loose that you have to tighten muscles, or in any way alter your gait in order to keep them in place, then that will contribute.

Probably. (Somebody’s likely to experience my thumbs tomorrow.)

Glaaaadly.  I just came back from getting groceries for tomorrow’s trip.  I’ll have you know I bought all sorts of stuff for the kiddo and hubby for the sake of our "special trip" that there’d be no way in blazes I’d buy otherwise!  Yogurt with surprise sprinkles that make it change color ????  I must be MAD!  ;-)  I think they’re just guilt purchases for making the kid sit in the car for 4 hours. Is it going to be bloody freezing by you tomorrow?  Oh well, I’d rather be cold than hot that’s for sure. Ruth CM

Response:

I tend to leave my running shoes very loose.  VERY loose. I like to slip them on without un-tying them like loafers.  I also only lace them halfway up.  Like I said, my sneakers are very loose.  I exercise with them that way too! Maybe that’s another reason why I’m getting shin splints.  I do have rather large calf muscles.  I wouldn’t call myself overweight (maybe 5 pounds) or majorly out of shape.

You can get thoise elastic laces. You put them in your shoes, tie them and all you have to do is slip your feet in and out.  My mother uses these. Miss Jaime [I personally like to make my technicians laugh by taking a package of birth control and flipping the case open like a communicator in Star Trek and saying "Spock, set TRIPHASIL'S on Stun!"]

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I tend to leave my running shoes very loose.  VERY loose. I like to slip them on without un-tying them like loafers.  I also only lace them halfway up.  Like I said, my sneakers are very loose.  I exercise with them that way too! Maybe that’s another reason why I’m getting shin splints.  I do have rather large calf muscles.  I wouldn’t call myself overweight (maybe 5 pounds) or majorly out of shape.

I would suspect that you have pronation problems (your feet either roll too much inward or not at all as you step/run) and that the shoes aren’t doing a good job at correcting this.  Maybe it because you’re not securing them to your feet enough, or maybe they’re the wrong shoe to begin with.  The right running shoe can help toward correcting either problem.  If you really hate to tie your shoes, they are making running shoes now without any laces. BTW, are you flat footed… as in no arch? — Rudy – Remove the Z from my address to respond. "It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!"  -Emiliano Zapata Check out the a.s.d.l-c FAQ at:  http://www.grossweb.com/asdlc/faq.htm

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I tend to leave my running shoes very loose.  VERY loose. I like to slip them on without un-tying them like loafers.  I also only lace them halfway up.  Like I said, my sneakers are very loose.  I exercise with them that way too! Maybe that’s another reason why I’m getting shin splints.  I do have rather large calf muscles.  I wouldn’t call myself overweight (maybe 5 pounds) or majorly out of shape. Ruth CM Go here to see our horses and other stuff: http://community.webshots.com/user/ironwood103

do you stretch out before running?  Get elastic laces for your shoes. I have had shin splints and you need to let them heal before starting a running/high impact exercise again.  You are aware of what a shin splint is? — – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -..