Do you experience any unwanted movement or excessive tightness in your running shoes? If so, try one of the techniques below which have been utilized by many runners to address these types of small irritations without a change in shoes.
Window Lacing
Purpose/when to use: High instep, to relieve pressure at the top of the foot
How:
Unlace the shoe down to the eyelet that is just below the pressure point.
Re-lace by going straight up to the eyelet above the pressure point and then crossing the laces over.
Finish lacing the rest of your shoe in your usual way with criss-cross lacing at the top.
Heel Lock/Runners loop
Purpose/when to use: Heel slipping in your shoe, toes bumping against front of shoe
How:
Lace your shoes normally, criss-crossing them until you reach the second eyelet below the top on each side.
Instead of crossing over again, pull each lace end up on the same side, inserting it into the top eyelet on that side; you’ll form a loop.
Pull each lace end across and through the loop formed on the opposite side of the shoe.
Pull the lace ends up and out a few times in order to shrink down the loops so that they hold the lace securely on each side.
Finish by tying your shoelaces in the usual way.
Reef knot:
Purpose/when to use: Hold’s laces more securely
How:
After you have laced your shoe through each eyelet and are ready to make the knot, start with standard method used to make knot by crossing the laces and pulling snug
Make your first loop as you would normally do
Now reverse the lace path as you go to make your second loop.
Test by pulling each top eyelet outward. If your laces twist and become twisted or perpendicular you have tied a usually granny knot. If it stays parallel then you have made a reef knot.
Next time you notice unwanted movement or compression with your running shoes, try one of these simple strategies to save both your feet and your wallet!
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