Running on foam
It’s been two years since I bought my first pair of running shoes. My red and black Nikes faithfully withstood the many runs I pounded out in preparation for my halfmarathon last year.
So I recently updated my running shoes to the new Lunarlite+ trainers.
What are they like? Well, after running with these flourescent-looking pair for the past two weeks, I can say that they’re pretty good. These shoes sport a type of memory foam that both moulds to your foot pressure patterns and provides the cushioning during foot impact. It definitely had more cushioning than my old pair of shoes. The foam thing has also largely superseded the idea of having air inside your shoes (that was so 90’s…) – if you’ve ever owned one of those, you’ve probably found the “air” compartment becoming less and less filled with air.
The Lunarlite+ shoes also don’t pad up around your ankles at all – I found that this gave my running a freer feel. Of course your ankles definitely get more sore initially as your feet grow accustomed to the shoe, so it’s probably best to wear them in gradually.
All in all, it’s a pretty decent shoe – it fits snug around my feet and I’m enjoying running on them.
N.B.: The runs have been going good so far – I’m about three weeks into my training programme, and the great thing is that the days will soon get longer again. So there’ll hopefully be fewer 5 am runs!
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Thanks Kelvin! Thanks Amy! Thanks Lauren!
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