How To Lace Trainers

Lacing your running shoes is a crucial step towards achieving optimal performance.

If you want to get the most out of your training sessions, then you should lace them correctly.

The laces of your running shoe play a vital role in providing stability and support during your run.

They also provide traction and grip, allowing you to move freely without slipping or falling over.

However, some runners lace their shoes incorrectly, causing discomfort and injury.

To prevent injuries, it’s important to follow this guide on how to lace trainers.

The Basic Way To Lace Trainers

The classic method of lacing a trainer is called 'straight lacing'. The lace creates horizontal lines across the shoe to keep it secure.

To lace your trainers in this way, begin by inserting both ends of the laces into the eyelets at the bottom of the trainers.

Make sure that the lace is an equal length on either side, then put the right side of the lace into the right eyelet.

Next, bring that same lace over the left hole and put it in.

With the left lace, push it through the left hole from the inside out, then push through the eyelet on the other side.

Go back to the right place, pushing it through the right hole and then the left hole. Go back to the left place and do the same thing.

Continue switching laces until you reach the top holes. If you have done it correctly, the laces should be the same length on each side.

How To Lace Your Trainers If You Have High Arches?

If you have high arches then you will want the middle of the shoe to have enough room for you to be comfortable.

This will take pressure off the midfoot area to make walking, running, and even standing more comfortable.

Lace the shoe as you usually would, beginning with a criss-cross pattern.

Then, with each lace on the same side of the shoe, weave the lace through one eyelet and weave it through the next.

Continue with this pattern until you reach the tongue of the shoe.

How To Lace Trainers If You Have Toe Pain?

There is a great lacing technique you can use to make your toes more comfortable and relieve pressure.

It is a simple way to make more room in the shoes for your toes.

Start by stringing the lace through one of the eyelets closest to the toe.

Next, feed it through the eyelet closest to the ankle on the opposite side of the shoe.

With the other end of the lace, do the same on the opposite eyelets.

Then you criss-cross the laces as normal, but this diagonal lacing style is easy to lift to create more space for the toes.

How To Lace Trainers If You Have Wide Feet?

If you have wide feet then you might want them to be laced a little looser so you can give your feet a little more space.

Start lacing up the shoe with a cross cross pattern, but then skip a few eyelets on each side.

Continue to weave one then skip one until you reach the top of the shoe.

This style of lacing is not as tight as some of the other styles so your wide feet will have more room in the shoe.

Ladder Lacing

Ladder lacing is a popular style that looks good and is comfortable for your feet.

Start by lacing the shoe in a straight style, pushing the lace in the bottom eyelets from the inside out to make a horizontal line.

With the right side of the lace, push it from the outside into the next eyelet up. Do the same on the left side.

Take the right side of the lace and insert it into the eyelet beneath the right line, and vice versa on the left.

This will lock the laces on each side.

Once they are locked, put the right lace through the next eyelet up and do the same with the left lace.

The laces should now be inside the shoe and you will have two more lines on your 'ladder'.

You can then repeat the locking process as you did before.

Repeat this process until you reach the top of the eyelets, then lock the laces for the final time.

Bow Tie Lacing

Bow tie lacing is another classic technique that you will want to learn. First, push the lace through the bottom right eyelet.

Take a moment to make sure that the lace is level on both sides, then take the right lace over the left side of the shoe and insert it into the bottom left hole.

Make sure it goes over the top of the tongue.

Next, you need to push the lace through the next hole up to give you a vertical line on the inside of the shoe in between the two holes.

This means you will need to push the lace from the inside of the eyelet out. Do the same with the left lace.

Cross the laces, then put the right lace in the next hole up on the left and left lace in the next hole up on the right.

Repeat step two then step three all the way up the shoe, then tie the laces to secure them.

What To Consider When Lacing Your Trainers?

There are a few things you should consider when you are lacing your trainers.

Make sure that the laces you are using are long enough.

A lot of running trainers come with laces that are quite short, so you might want longer ones.

The width of the laces is also important, both for appearance and practicality.

You will also want to think about the color of the laces compared to the color of the trainers, and what kind of look you want to go for.

Summary

There are lots of different ways for you to lace up your shoes, either for comfort or for style.

Whichever way you choose, make sure you check that the laces are equal on both sides when you start.