Running shoe tech has improved vastly over the years and in the past you would have been told NEVER to run a marathon or ultra-marathon in a brand new pair of running shoes. Is that still the case today? Are you brave enough to take on Two Oceans or the Comrades Marathon in a new pair of kicks?
It’s probably not the wisest thing to do as Lindsey Parry explains on today’s Ask Coach Parry Podcast but it may not be because of the reasons you are thinking.