Nothing wrong with having a heel strike, that is a normal running gait, everyone has one to some degree. It is the other axis that is important - what you don’t want to see is a wear pattern that has one ‘corner’ wearing down much faster than the other. You definitely don’t want to keep wearing shoes after they have worn down to that pattern. I learned that lesson the hard way, didn’t pay attention to the shoes I was keeping up at the lake for weekend runs.
Yep, you are an over-pronator, me too. Maybe 70% of people are. That ragged inside heel corner is EXACTLY what you don’t want, because now those shoes are exaggerating the tendency into your gait, and your muscles are having to compensate for an uneven landing rather than distributing the heel-strike force evenly. That will lead to tendinitis in the Achilles, and lots of knock-on effects.
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Thanks for the info. I will look into some running shoes keeping these in mind.
Biggest thing is keeping track of the total you have put on them. Shoes don’t last much past 500km on pavement, so tracking it helps, visual checks as they reach the 500km mark.
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This is keeping in mind that these shoes have had some serious mileage on them. Two years atleast of serious mileage.
But i will probably need to go to a shoe shop and check for good ones.
I generally run on gravel tracks. That might help me extend the shoe life a bit.
oddly I’m the other way round. At home I cant keep my head out of the biscuit tin. At work, I’ll exercise afterwards etc.
I will get some insoles for these ones though… The cushioning is gone inside totally. Till i buy a new shoe. I suspect that it will take me a while to find the right pair here.
As Limiescouse noted, the shoe industry made good coin from ‘upselling’ shoes to correct problems people didn’t necessarily have. If those have seen a lot of use, the model is probably fine for you - they are worn out and should be replaced, but there is nothing too dramatic in the wear pattern. You have moderate overpronation, no need to overcorrect, Lunarglides are fine for that.
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I suspect you are right on this. I wouldnt suggest IF to anyone with diabetes or blood pressure problems.
But as i said before , i will do a complete health checkup every two months and check and see where i am headed.
I agree with @Hope.in.your.heart btw. IF does make me less lethargic and more energetic throughout the day but that could be down to me cutting rice almost totally from my diet as well and having increased protein (and fat) intake.
And i will say this w.r.t IF. The weight loss depends on what you eat in the 8 hrs you are supposed to be eating. If you overcompensate there and over eat , you will not see much appreciable weight loss.
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First 2 runs completed this week post Covid. Followed my usual little 2.65 mile course at work and boy did I suffer. Both were extremely uncomfortable but managed to force my way through them without stopping. The drop off has been pretty savage unfortunately. Even odder was the dizzy spell that came when I’d finished. Passed pretty quick thankfully.
Mid February I completed this run in sub 25 minutes. A ski holiday, horror cold, then Covid later I’m at 28.5 minutes. All progress gone in a sniffle.
Its still a very good time mate… All things considering. It could be better but you are essentially doing a km in slightly less than 7 minutes. So you just need to gain 1 minute…
Improvement in your health (which will come with time) and your body getting used to back to running will help more…
To give you a bit of context (after my covid bout , i could do only 3.5km of jogging before i was out of breath). Now i can do 10km in about 65 minutes… The loss of weight due to the regular jogging and now the 16:8 diet for close to a month did help ofcourse)… I was 94 kg when i started running a good 6 months ago , now my weight is 80kg.
Improvement will happen , important thing is to listen to your body and have patience.
Also important to note that you’ve got to stop comparing your times pre-covid to the times now. That’s the mistake I did. That becomes self defeating. Your body is different after covid and you’ve got to start approaching the runs / workouts as if you are a newcomer. Compare only the times to the previous days and note the improvements there.
I generally keep Judas Priest / Megadeth as my playlists while running. Is this a sign that my music tastes are now obsolete now.
Tried keeping Maiden - Not enough energy in the music for me , Metallica - Ulrich’s pathetic drumming & the wah wah guitaring of Hammett turns me off…
Then i listen to mainly progressive bands , which aren’t really conducive to running…
Ta. Usually I’m not that bothered going more on how I actually feel. How comfortable was it? was there room to push harder and how loose did I feel etc.
I only really looked as I feel I’m starting from scratch again. Just frustrating to have gone backwards but it is what it is. More motivation for next week again now.
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My university team from 1997 got inducted into the college HoF this past weekend. The festivities included an exhibition game against the current side. I lasted 7 minutes and in that time pulled muscles in both my calves 
It was a 7 minutes that showed those young kids what real talent looked like though
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Not made it to nets yet this season. So was with joy that I opened the bowling on Sunday. One for 11 (bowled) off 3 overs but currently can’t move……
There’s a reason i always stick to bowling offspin when i get to play cricket.