s2/e11 How to Buy Running Shoes with Hollie Sick (@fueledbylolz)

The Running Explained Podcast

Have you ever walked into a running store and been intimidated and overwhelmed? Do you want to learn more about running shoes? Hollie Sick (@fueledbylolz) joins the show to talk all about how to buy running shoes and her experience working in run specialty for a decade!⁠

👟What we mean when we say you should get "fitted" for a running shoe⁠

👟What to expect when you go to a running store⁠

👟"Arch support"⁠

👟Do you need to "break in" your running shoes?⁠

👟Shoe sizes & widths⁠

👟Rotating shoes⁠

👟Carbon plate shoes and other shoe technology/trends⁠

👟General terminology⁠

👟and more!⁠

Hollie Sick has been running for 12 years. She has worked in run specialty for 8 + years and probably fit over 1000 people for shoes. She has seen the rise of minimalist shoes, then maximalist, and now carbon plated. You can find her on social media as fueledbylolz and blogging www.fueledbylolz.com.