Finally fitting: This is how you should actually lace your running shoes

We've known how to tie our shoes properly since preschool at the latest. But what if I told you that you probably laced your running shoes the wrong way for years? A hack is currently circulating online that shows how to lace up running shoes so that they offer sufficient support and prevent injuries. And all you have to do is use the hole on the shoe, which you probably haven't even noticed before...

The power of the right running shoe

Anyone who jogs regularly knows the power of the right running shoe. If you wear the wrong one, in addition to blisters and foot pain, you sometimes even risk injuries to the Achilles tendon or knee joint. A running analysis and a shoe that fits the foot and the running route are therefore the be-all and end-all.

I’m not telling anything new to professional runners. But did you know that you can also do a lot wrong when lacing the shoe? In fact, there is a technique that is supposed to provide more stability and better enclose the heel. However, hardly anyone knows this trick.

Tiktoker @sidneyraz also reveals in a video that this trick for lacing running shoes remained hidden from him until his 30s. He is now all the more enthusiastic about sharing the technology with his fans on his channel.

Use the heel lock to lace up your running shoes

Sidney points to the top hole on his running shoe in his video and says, "This little hole is called a heel lock and you should use it." In fact, most of you will have seen this hole, but you have have asked what it is supposed to do, since hardly anyone laces their running shoes that high.

The Tiktoker therefore also shows which technique should be used to use the heel lock. First you take the shoelace on the right side and thread it through the heel lock, creating a small loop.

Then you take the shoelace on the left side and thread it through this loop. At the end you tighten the laces and tie them in a bow as usual. If you need it more vividly, here is the video of the Tiktoker, who could not show his astonishment more convincingly at the end.

One of our editors tried the trick and says: "I tried the trick yesterday and it works sooooo well!" On that note, have fun on your next run!

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