3 Different Lacing Techniques For Running Shoes

In this video, Dusty shows you 3 different lacing techniques for running shoes. There are many different ways to lace your running shoes but these 3 fix some of the more common issues runners face. The first lacing technique is known as the heel lock or runner's loop and is probably the most common lacing technique. Like the name suggests, the heel lock will lock in the heel and prevent your heel slipping while running. Second is diagonal lacing, which can take pressure off of your big toe while running. Lastly, parallel lacing can help relieve pressure if your shoe feels too narrow or your feet have a tendency to swell while running.
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[@HaIsKuL]

Runner's Loop 0:53 Diagonal Lacing 2:20 Parallel Lacing 4:06

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[@TreeBu67]

End of vid I said to give 👍 but I don’t see where the option is. My vote is 👍👍 Thx🙂

[@royalsalmon800]

WOW, I had same issue of heel slipping while running. Just tried with laces like you demonstrated, what a difference. It does work. Thanks.

[@pf2879]

I had a bone bruise on the side of my foot and needed meds. Got healed and bought new tennis shoes and they still hurt my feet.When I played tennis my foot went numb and that bruise came back. I tried your parallel lacing method and it fixed the issue! Thank you! You saved me about $125 in new shoes, a trip to podiatrist and missing out on tennis 🎾 Thanks!!

[@RunningWithDusty]

Wow, glad to help!!

[@kim7990]

Omg I remember doing all this "experiment" With my high school sneakers so it looked cool. Didn't know it actually change the effects. The heel lacing is new to me. Thanks for the video 😊

[@Arrix949]

I'm s big fan of parallel lacing. It locks the foot down very well without putting too much pressure on the top of the arch.

[@paulbachorbuck]

Wonderful tips. For the parallel lacing I like the phrase "Up and in" (lace goes up from the inside) then '"over and out" (you get it).. Thanks Dusty!

[@UncleJ4]

I'm walking around my house right now with parallel lacing and the heel lock, and my shoes feel so *different*. I can't wait to see how this works out.

[@tfroadrunner]

You did a very good job of explaining these. People, just come back here and watch him again if you need to. That's what I did.

[@bekemdangiu]

Big big thank to you mate. My Reebok 3.0 has so little room for my toes in my regular size. And I tried the parallel shoes lace in my 5km after a short walk to try it out. It works really nice for my wide feet.

[@RunningWithDusty]

Great to hear!

[@anhapril]

Great instructions! Thank you for going slowly through the process. I have problems with my heel slipping so I will try that. also I’m going to try the parallel option you showed. Great work!

[@RunningWithDusty]

Glad it was helpful!

[@demetrius.malavazi]

The second works for me. Thx for your time and tips.

[@GbawlZ]

The last time I bought shoes at a specialty running store, the guy laced them up using the runner's loop method and I was mystified by how much better it feels. I unfortunately forgot how to lace them up that way, so I am very happy to be able to re-learn it from your video!

[@RunningWithDusty]

Glad I could help!

[@kdmac1958]

Good job. Second or third time I've come back to this video to lace my shoes the right way for me. Thank you so much!

[@RunningWithDusty]

Glad it helped!

[@rebeccaherrera6006]

I have flat feet, I’m bow legged, I supinate, and my second toe is longer than my big toe. man….all kinds of messed up! 😂 I found some great shoes but I am walking around with the big toe and heel lock lacing technique and I am loving life!! I literally have no pain! Thank you for posting!

[@stevenclifton1764]

Nice! I have a ton of sneakers and needed a simple bar or parallel lace technique for my Nike air max. Your tutorial was on point! Thx

[@RunningWithDusty]

Glad I could help!

[@marcovanson]

Thanks 👍 ! Just what I was looking for.

[@BillyP13]

Thank you , for helping the lacing with my running shoes .

[@rusty3831]

Fun video! I used to know several different ways to tie shoes; some were just for fun, others for a specific purpose. I always try and tell friends & acquaintances about the Lace Lock, or the Heel Lock as you call it, when they talk about heel slippage, and I actually do it for them. This is an easy fix and they’re amazed at the new feel. I’ll have to try and remember the lacing for wider feet and larger toes. Thanks again!

[@cherylwilliams6532]

Your video helped me save 2 pairs of shoes that i had different issues with. They are much more comfortable now. Thanks!

[@asjohnseesit]

great video thanks 👍 i’ve got a the saucony triumph triumph 20 which have tie down loops is there a way to do parallel lacing with this shoe ?

[@yashesh7264]

the last one is was best i used to do that with my causal sneakers thanks for making this video actually i forgot how i used to do it this technique is quite rare so not lot of videos are there on internet

[@fellowdanbarber3323]

He just blew my damn mind on the first sneaker... I always wondereded what those two upper holes were for!

[@ibcferdie24]

Thanks for this... Btw, the shoes are lovely 🤗❤️

[@kellyc5397]

Thanks for the info! I was in an accident years ago that left me with issues with one foot. Can I lace my shoes different for each foot or stick to one style?

[@raashidahmed1671]

I thought that I bought the wrong football shoes..but turns out that I need to change the laces to runners loop..thanks a lot for this video😀

[@ptptsoushu]

I have a pain on instep after running. Thank you for your advise. I try last one!

[@lionsden3437]

Thanks buddy!!! This video is very helpful!!! 👍👍

[@catwizardd699]

Dang, I saw this earlier so I googled it and it really worked, thank you

[@edkim98]

Great vid! I do the high arch lacing for 20+ years.

[@RunningWithDusty]

Thanks!

[@adamb.2390]

Great video, but what should I have a lot of excess laces after parallel lacing and I'm not sure what to do with it 😅

[@DickonThompson]

@Dusty Spiller Thanks for the informative video. 'Eyelet', though, not 'Eyelid', right?(!)

[@LadyThoopie]

Perfect thanks, shoes always feel too tight, now I can try relacing them :)

[@lenam3806]

Thank you so much!

[@hhholmes714]

God Bless you, brother...Thank you❤

[@FairyRat]

Thank you, it's extremely helpful!

[@RunningWithDusty]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Metalsuitman]

Great video. Thanks.

[@testinginstruments7785]

Wonderful technique. Thank you for your video.

[@RunningWithDusty]

Thanks for watching!

[@ptptsoushu]

I had felt a pain on my left instep when I put on some shoes. (I don’t know why only left side) I tried the third technic you showed. My trouble has been solved by the lace technic. Thank you very much!

[@RunningWithDusty]

Thanks for sharing!

[@arthurgarcia9438]

Nice tips, man! Could you show how to make the parallel lacing on Pegasus 37? The eyelets/holes are different. Thanks in advance.

[@pj8645]

Yes please! I have the 37 Shield, get pins and needles while running sometimes

[@funkycoldm3dina]

the heel lock is a brililant solution for one of my service users who has had a stroke and can't keep his balance or is at times rather fearful of falling down. I did this for him and he was so happy because he felt so stable in his Nike ACG's. Great idea.

[@RunningWithDusty]

great!

[@funkycoldm3dina]

@@RunningWithDusty hi Dusty😀. Thank you for the comment. Same for my wife as she has an achilles heel issue and I purchased a pair of Adidas zx 7000 torsion running. Both of these, things helped massively. Bye4now...SqueezyhugZ

[@caripokrassa5027]

I recently purchased Hoka One One Arahi 5s, which have a completely different type of lacing holes than shown in your video. The laces don't end up parallel using your technique with this shoe. Is there any way that I can adapt your method to my new sneakers. My ankles are in a lot of pain after only a few power walks, and I'm confident that the parallel lacing technique will solve my problem. Any advice? Thanks so much!

[@joeyb7373]

I only knew only one way to tie my laces thank you for showing me there other options.

[@nm_rtz1562]

Great video, thanks!

[@mohdfared8267]

Very useful tips.. it helped me a lot..thanks..

[@pleasehold6077]

Thanks 2nd was one easy

[@libbyamyers6029]

So cool, I thought I had bought the wrong size shoes, then, tried the diagonal and now neither left nor right has any painful pressure against my big toes!!!Thank you!

[@RunningWithDusty]

Glad I could help!

[@ejordan74]

LOVE the video!! I’ve been using the loop technique in all my shoes for about 30 years, but I may need to try the diagonal for my daughter. She may need a combo diagonal/loop so I’m curious if you’ve ever combined techniques. Also, btw, they’re eyelets not eyelids. ;-)

[@raycsports]

Thank you 👍🏼

[@Kimmi-bf5yh]

Loved it! Thanks!

[@mehtabkhan7720]

I have five pair of niki shoes i buy from the flea market

[@n3v1nn]

Thankyou brother

[@MariaSousa-gd6zw]

Excelente! Muito bom....obrigado.

[@tommyboy7820]

Thanks for sharing

[@wellribbed9470]

Great, thanks!

[@allenkmp]

I’ve been doing the runner’s loop with my VF ever since and yes, no heel slippage. However, on my last run wearing the cielo x1 with the ugly laces, doing the runner’s loop made the top part of my foot, where I do tying the laces, painful. Maybe a bit too tight? How do I go with preventing possible heel slippage and not making the top of the foot painful without doing the loop tightly?! Is there any other way to tie the laces to prevent heel slippage?

[@MikkoRantalainen]

I have always trouble finding wide enough shoes for my feet. I guess I have to try if I can cope with the bit narrower ones if I use parallel lacing. I have to say that if somebody cannot understand how to do parallel lacing after watching this clear video just once they probably have some kind of learning disorder, though.

[@danielmalmstone3566]

With parallel lacing can you have the runners knot with that 1 also?

[@tanpanamaxxx]

Thanks!

[@timon1172]

Thanks! It helped a lot!

[@RunningWithDusty]

Glad it helped!

[@shikutwaeve8906]

Thank you 😊

[@joeye.4116]

Thank you

[@sunrise_sunshine]

Thanks for this video, I liked it.

[@RunningWithDusty]

Glad you liked it!

[@cherylbrackin32]

Dusty, I have both the heel slippage and the swelling. How can I correct this problem?

[@podbarron]

Can you do heel lock with the other two techniques?

[@mahipalrathod962]

Thanks👍🏻

[@sarvagyagupta1744]

You recommend a shoe lacing for flat foot?

[@kazg9119]

This really works! I tried the parallel lacing and it really made a huge difference on my uncomfortable narrow shoes. Thank you so much for the big help

[@vishnu-fp8bi]

Hlo...i am frm India... Usefull tips

[@meditationeverything.8551]

Thanks 😊

[@amandaball7116]

On the first lacing with the runners loop or in general should you lace from outside going in or from inside going out? Really helpful but just dying to understand what would put less pressure on the top of my foot with the standard lacing (criss cross)

[@shannonhamby9720]

Looks like with this tie the laces set on the outside of the shoe not touching the tongue of the shoe not putting pressure on the top of the foot bone. Where with a standard lacing the crossover go under the outside of the shoe with the laces setting on top of the tongue of the shoe putting more pressure on the top of the foot bone. It just looks like the laces set up off of the top of the foot bone and relieve some pressure off of it.

[@inder19ify]

Dude thanks ...parallel lacing might just turn out great for me..as my feet hurt in the middle section

[@inder19ify]

Thanks 👍 it worked..I was going to throw away the shoe..

[@scoutfanheres2369]

Witch is best for long running

[@shawnleejunlin]

Hey dusty. Are you using the heel lock on your cloudflows? My cloudflows feel a little loose around the heels.

[@RunningWithDusty]

Hi Shawn, no I haven't had to do a heel lock on the Cloudflows. Hope it works for you!

[@brandijohnson9554]

Yeah

[@aasolano]

Much tenkius

[@msrsuresh6775]

very good

[@barb_b606]

Did the parallel lacing and now I don't have to take the shoes back! Thank you!

[@RunningWithDusty]

Awesome!

[@bhargavsukumar6024]

Tq brother my feet feel much better know ❤️

[@angelalong5784]

AWESOME!!! I hope I can do my left shoe!!! Third lace😂

[@amandacartier3173]

I really can't tell what the issue is with my feet.. I used to run and it wouldn't bother me so much. Maybe it's all the years wearing converse haha. But now the arches of my feet, and the outer blade burn when I run! Eventually my foot goes numb and I can tollerate it. But obviously that's not sustainable long term. I do have a wider foot and tend to wear mens running shoes. Maybe I'm lacing my shoes too tight to try and keep them in place... I'll try the parallel running lace in combo with the runners loop.. Maybe that'll help to ease the burning..

[@maisamali3757]

thank you :)

[@RunningWithDusty]

You're welcome!

[@travisbeasley9639]

Never heard it called parallel lacing. In middle school we called it straight lacing, all the skaters straight laced their shoes with the wide laces.

[@jared7586]

Thx

[@martinjr.s.nalugon6524]

can i combo both of heel loop ang parallel lacing?

[@RunningWithDusty]

Sorry for the late reply. Yes, you can tie your shoes using that combo.

[@forza890]

Hi. Which ASICS model are those?

[@RunningWithDusty]

Hi, they are an older model of DS Trainers

[@rhuynh7]

I tried to do the parallel lacing for wide feet and just did not end up the way you did. Couldn't figure it out, kept doing it... until I realized, I only have 5 pairs of eyelets vs 6 on the New Balance Propel V2! Ugh!!

[@mixeddrinks8100]

instead of doing the whole parallel style. If your feet is wide near the top, skip the first row and start yoru lacing from the second row. Lace normal.

[@rhuynh7]

@@mixeddrinks8100 Thanks it's more around the arch - I have no arch, flat fee so the width issue is there as it comes down flat and wide like duck feet. Typically don't have issues where toes start.

[@robmald1742]

Does the heel lock bruise anybody else's top foot ?

[@princesssolace4337]

Diagonal lacing , reverse the top eye lid for left foot

[@Josephbentley]

thanks

[@RunningWithDusty]

You're welcome!

[@khoaho330]

Good

[@deepeshsinha9411]

Love from India 💕

[@RunningWithDusty]

Thanks!

[@wsxaris1686]

Only problem with parallel lacing, is you cant adjust them. I can pull on the laces and they just get stuck.

[@paulinedavis8734]

👍

[@ArchNemesis314]

I got wide ass feet, I parallel lace almost all my shoes

[@jenniferfalk5486]

Super helpful and you're super cute. Thanks!

[@RunningWithDusty]

Thanks 😊

[@ydman2201]

Does this actually work 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@RunningWithDusty]

Of course!

[@aknaj89]

I wish I saw this before my hokas got a hole after now even a year waering them

[@pennykennedy4915]

It’s an eyelet not an eyelid. 😂 Thank you for great info though.

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