Over the past week I had a series of posts about the care and maintenance of running shoes. In case you missed any of them, they were:
- The Care and Maintenance of Running Shoes
- Keep your shoes dry but not near heat
- Keep your shoes dry by pulling the insoles out
- Remove rocks and mud from your shoes after your run
- What should you do if your shoes are sopping wet?
- Rotating your shoes can prevent injuries and prolong shoe life
- Label your shoes to avoid mixing and matching
- When choosing shoes, seek the help of an expert
- The Eight Categories of Shoes
- When you find shoes that work for you, stick with them
- Replacing your insoles can really help you…or really hurt you
- How to make sure your shoes fit correctly when you buy them
Now that I am back from my honeymoon, regularly scheduled features will be back starting tomorrow. I hope that this series was helpful to anybody that followed it, and that everyone found at least one tip that they wanted to start using.
All good stuff Blaine! Welcome back. Hope you and your wife had a great time…
Thanks, we had a great time. I even got to race a moose.
[...] I was a little bit surprised that my series about shoe maintenance was not more popular. I wrote all 12 articles ahead of time and had them appear on this site while I was on my honeymoon. My video about how to keep your shoes tied, however, was also very popular. It was helped in part by being a part of a group writing project over at ProBlogger, as is this article, for that matter! [...]
[...] sports watch is a runner’s second most important tool (after shoes.) Choosing the right one can be a harrowing experience, and it is easy to choose the wrong one. It [...]
[...] more about running shoes than you thought that you needed to by now, then you can look through my list of shoe care tips that was published on this site about a year [...]
[...] also brought up in his discussion the selection of proper shoes and how important that they are for injury prevention, something that I have spoke about constantly [...]
[...] I did discuss when it is appropriate to eat a midnight snack. I also finished the second half of my shoe maintenance series continued with a discussion on rotating your shoes, which can make it necessary to label your [...]