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Training shoes for training sessions - If you are training for a race, you might consider some lightweight training shoes for your faster running. If you overpronate, look for styles that have firmer medial support (often identified by gray paint on the inside edge of the midsole). If your gait is neutral get a cushy single density midsole shoe. Save them for speed sessions on the track, or for tempo runs to build your speed for racing.
Match your foot shape and your running shoes - Make sure that your foot shape and the shape of your running shoes match. If you have very low arches or flat feet you need to find a straight lasted shoe. If your arches are medium height you will need a semi-curved shoe (which more than 80% are). If you have a high arch you will need a curved shoe. If you are in the wrong shoe it will eventually be painful. A shoe that is too curved will rub on your small toe causing blisters, calluses, or corns. A shoe that is too straight will affect the big toe in the same way, as well as increasing the possibility of bunions.
Take a look at your innersole - Pull the innersole out of your shoes and take a look at it. If it is the flimsy white variety made of EVA foam, you can get much more comfort, support or both by replacing it with an aftermarket innersole of softer or more supportive materials. Consider doing this when you are buying new shoes as well. Hang on to the old innersoles and use them to customize new innersoles for special purposes like accommodating Morton's neuromas or adding extra padding, or improving the fit of loose shoes. Washing your running shoes - If your shoes get a little dingy it is perfectly fine to toss them in the washing machine after taking the innersoles out. Wash them on gentle with warm or cold water and a little detergent or dish soap. Do not put them in the dryer! The heat almost exactly matches the temperature at which the thermoplastics which hold them together melt! Put them in a place with good airflow and let them dry at least overnight, though preferably until absolutely dry before running in them again.
Choose the right midsole - If your feet roll inwards when you run that may be why your knees hurt. Look for shoes with gray paint on the inside edge of the foam midsole, these are stability shoes designed to keep your wobbly feet on the straight and narrow.
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