Run equipment (race shoes, training shoes, socks, insoles)

The model

The RunEquipment record is the run-side analogue of SwimEquipment. It is a simple inventory of the athlete's run gear, with brand, model, size, notes, and a primary flag.

Coach side: edit at /coach/run-equipment/<id>/edit/ or create at /coach/run-equipment/new/.

Athlete side: /my-equipment/ shows the full run inventory.

The 5 item types

Race shoe: the carbon-plated or marathon racer used on race day.
Training shoe: daily trainer.
Socks: race socks if specific.
Insoles: aftermarket or custom orthotics.
Other: e.g. compression sleeves, lace locks.

Fields per item

Item type (one of the five).
Brand.
Model name.
Size.
Notes (free text).
Primary flag.

What to put in notes

For shoes specifically, notes is where the useful detail lives:

Approximate mileage when you started using them ("new out of box this season").
Surface they have been used on ("race only, never trained in").
Comfort / fit notes ("half-size up from training", "wide toe box").
Race history ("raced a recent 70.3 in these").

Grepiac does not track shoe mileage automatically. If mileage tracking matters, the Notes field is where you keep the running tally.

Race shoe vs training shoe

Worth keeping separate rows so the right shoe is on the right race. The race shoe is typically:

Carbon plated or lighter foam.
Reserved for races and key sessions.
Tracked separately because it has shorter useful life (300 to 500 km vs 800 to 1200 km for trainers).

The training shoe is everyday use and there can be more than one in rotation. If so, log each as a separate row.

Insoles

Log insoles as their own row if the athlete uses custom orthotics or a specific aftermarket insole. The shoe and the insole are paired but tracked separately because insoles often outlast a pair of shoes.

Comparing shoes objectively

When a run is recorded with Stryd power you can compare shoes head to head on the same segment using Running Effectiveness (speed per watt). Set the shoe used on each run (the activity's equipment), then run the same loop in each pair: the segment effort table shows the shoe under each effort and its RE, so a faster-per-watt shoe stands out. Garmin / optical run power isn't accurate enough for this, so RE is shown for Stryd only. See Segments and Running Effectiveness.