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16 July 2008 ~ 4 Comments

RIP Saucony Triumphs

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Saucony Progrid Triumph 5

Saucony Progrid Triumph 5

Well, with just over 100 miles on them, I am retiring my Saucony Progrid Triumph 5 shoes. At the beginning of June I went to have my gait analyzed at a local running store and they decided I was a neutral foot. These are the shoes I bought that day. Recently I’ve been having pain on the sides of my big toes and went to have my feet re-evaluated at Fleet Feet. We discovered that I am not really a neutral foot. Very few people actually have neutral feet.

 

In fact, I have a problem with overpronation, meaning that as my foot strikes while I run it rolls inward and I propel myself off the big and second toes, as opposed to rolling through straight. While trying on shoes at Fleet Feet we tried a light stability shoe from Nike that I thought was pretty comfortable. But when I got back on the treadmill in the store with those, the video showed that I was still rolling inward. So we moved up to a higher stability.

 

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 8

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 8

Enter the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 8… my new shoe. It was kind of nice to put it on and have it feel right. Even more amazing was to watch the video playback after being recorded on the treadmill and seeing the inward roll eliminated. Wow… the power of shoes!

 

I’m a little annoyed at the other store, because they didn’t check my feet beyond the initial treadmill test. I found it to be much more comprehensive to have the check done first with bare feet, and then to repeat the test with different shoes to make sure that they truly are helping and protecting the feet.

I did a treadmill run with them on Monday and then I went running with my friends on Tuesday night and they felt good. I’m a little unsure if I should trust my own judgment on picking shoes though… I thought the Sauconys felt good too. Hopefully I won’t have to replace these ones short of their expected lifespan due to some new pain though. I am trusting the new Brooks to get me through a good 400+ miles before I have to replace them (replacement will happen before the marathon, but hopefully I can just get a new pair of the same thing!)

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Amber

I have a friend that is a ultra marathoner and he told me, you should be able to get a couple of marathons out of your shoes. Just keep checking your tread and if they still feel right, you can wear them till they die!

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lvgurl

YEEEEAAAHHHHHH! These are my shoes and I have loved them! I'm on my second pair now. And, the 2008s are much cuter. I hope they work well for you!

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Lisa

The same thing happened to me! In June I went in to see if my gait had changed during my training and the girl told me I needed to go with neutral shoes. I bought some Mizuno Wave Riders, which felt great in the store. I didn't even run 50 miles in them before I knew they didn't feel right. Roadrunner gives you 60 days to decide if you like your shoes, so I took them back. They didn't have the Brooks Defyance (their neutral shoe) so bought some trail shoes instead. BUT... the guy helping me told me that looking at me in bare feet, he thought I pronated and actually did need stability. He said the gait analysis is pretty subjective and a runner can run differently in the store (not warmed up etc.) SIGH... I am STILL confused. My old shoes still feel fine, but I am starting to get some rubbing on my big toe, so I think they're toast. I have run through three pair of Adrenalines (first the 7 and then two 8's for the marathon training). They have been good to me. I think I am going to end up buying yet another pair.... Sorry to write such a long, rambling comment.

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  1. The Most Important Gear: Shoes « Jill Will Run says:
    September 4, 2008 at 8:00 pm

    [...] I am not going to argue about the importance of good shoes. If you recall, a while ago I had to say goodbye to my Sauconys when my feet were hurting. It seems that I was mis-diagnosed as being a neutral foot when I needed [...]