Infographic: Methods for tying running shoes
This is my complete guide to lacing techniques for running shoes. I have created an infographic that hopefully inspires you to try new types of laces in your running shoes. 99% of all Danish runners tie their running shoes as they are handed to them in the store. This method is rarely good enough to give you the best conditions for the most comfortable run. Try the following lacing techniques and increase your comfort significantly if you experience some of the problems outlined in the graphic
From a mathematical perspective, there are almost 2 trillion ways to tie a pair of running shoes. Because there are so many holes, you have a ton of options. I’ve cut to the chase and selected the 3 ways to tie running shoes that solve the most problems for runners.
Cutting techniques for running shoes
There are a lot of different lacing techniques. Here I will review the most common ones, which solve 19/20 of the problems runners have due to improper lacing of running shoes.
1) Hammer toes – lacing technique for those with problems with discomfort in the big toe
If you are unlucky, you may have occasionally come home from a run with a blue toenail on your big toe. Maybe you have been very unlucky and have several blue toenails. In addition, your toes will most likely be very shrunken and folded in their first joint. Fortunately, this problem can be remedied with the hammer toe lacing method.
The function of this method of lacing running shoes is to lift the mesh over your big toes, giving you more space and reducing the risk of blue toenails.
2) Heel lock – for those whose heels slide around
The heel lock is a well-known lacing technique. I estimate that it is the second most common way to tie running shoes. The most frequently used is the traditional lacing. The function of the heel lock is quite simple. It gives you a better fit around your heel so that you achieve a tight fit around your heel. This means that your feet do not slide around in the shoes, but that they are tightly secured around the lining. This significantly reduces the risk of blisters. No more blisters in the heel area.
3) High arch – relevant for runners with high arches
If you have a high arch, you will definitely have experienced challenges in relation tochoice of running shoes.But just by changing your lacing technique, you can reduce many of the challenges you have as a runner with a high arch. If you have a high arch, you will typically experience a lot of pressure on the top of your feet. You are pressing and irritating the nerves unnecessarily. You can reduce this with the high arch lacing method.
Video: suggestions for good ways to tie running shoes
Many people tie their running shoes incorrectly. Or less well, one should probably say. The video provides inspiration on how to tie your running shoes so that your shoes fit better.
Do you know the expression “using a lace lock for your running shoes?” It’s the name for a way to tie your running shoes. I use it myself, and I’m incredibly happy with the way the shoes are tied. They fit really well!
