Shoes Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/shoes/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Thu, 17 Sep 2020 09:12:39 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Shoes Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/shoes/ 32 32 2696646 The Lifespan of Running Shoes https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/03/the-lifespan-of-running-shoes/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/03/the-lifespan-of-running-shoes/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:05:07 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=12603 You may not have noticed by my lack of posts about running here but once again I haven’t been running due to injury. I had to stop running last year at the end of July due to knee pain which then became shin pain and a suspected stress fracture. An MRI scan didn’t show too...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/03/the-lifespan-of-running-shoes/feed/ 1 12603 Triathlon Cycling Shoes for a Fast Transition https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2012/04/triathlon-cycling-shoes-for-a-fast-transition/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2012/04/triathlon-cycling-shoes-for-a-fast-transition/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:02:06 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=9976 My never ending quest to get faster feet continues. It worked quite well with my recent purchase of some new race shoes for running. A few days after buying them I wore them for the first time in a race and put in a massive personal best for a 5km run. So, with that success...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/08/barefoot-running/feed/ 1 8727 Buying Running Shoes https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/01/buying-running-shoes/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/01/buying-running-shoes/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:32:54 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=6882 I’ve always had funny feet. I’ve walked on my toes since I was a toddler so not only do I have very tight achilles tendons and skinny calves but my feet are a funny shape too. Whenever I’ve seen a chiropodist they’ve just looked at them and said they’ve never seen anything like it! I’m...

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