Running

worth looking at your core then fore/mid foot strike over heel strike will still cause grief if your core isn't doing the job properly.

How does core stuff help with knees (not a sarcastic question)?

Its like cycling though. Once your weekly distances increase, you start forgiving the Assos's of the world for their pricing.

I have faint scars running from each hip down to the outside of each knee. Simply from running 20km in a new pair of RonHill bottoms (if it was'nt raining I might of felt my shoes filling with blood). I have'nt been shy of technical lycra since.

But like shoes, its not about having the best. Its about having the right stuff for you. For me Skins stuff wins hands down for fit.

Yeah, but cycling is a bit more "unnatural", if you know what I mean. You're on a machine. An uncomfortable saddle. Riding at speeds that are dangerous were you to fall off.

Running is running in my mind. That's a huge part of the reason I really enjoy it. I can get up, throw some dirty clothes on, tie my shoes up, walk out the door, and run (I usually run in an old pair of MTB cycling shorts, a cotton t-shirt, and a cycling cap). Cycling requires lycra, water bottles, equipment checks, packing of spares/tools, finding helmets and correct glasses, being prepared for weather changes, packing appropriate snacks....

Anyway, I get the need for some specialized stuff in running, but it seems that because to many people it is "just running" the marketing peeps need to work extra hard to make every little thing seem that much more necessary.

If I ever find I need to invest in proper running gear (I have had sore nipples thanks to sweaty cotton), I suppose I will. Also, I can't run 20km, so what I can get away with is probably very different from others. Meh!