Comments on: So Confused About My Shoes

By: Lisa Petty

Lisa Petty — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:00:25 +0000

Hi-
I agree with what some of the others are saying. I thought I was going to have to stop running because of all my pains, then my husband found Pose Running. It is minimalist running similar, if not the same, as mentioned in Born to Run. You can go to http://www.posetech.com. Since I have started the pose technique I have no more knee to shin pain; same is true for my husband and sister in law. It takes some time to perfect, we are still fine tuning. If you want Pose running in a nut shell…..take off your shoes and run to the mail box or down the road. You will find you are on your toes. ..that’s it. It is the heel striking that we have learned to do with regular running that causes the pain issues. We do all still wear shoes but very low profile shoes. Good luck!

By: aron

aron — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:28:45 +0000

i used to run in adrenalines and then i switched to asics kayanos… they are stability plus though so i dont know how you feel about that, but i LOVE LOVE LOVE the shoes. they have made me feet and legs very happy since i started to run in them. they have a lot of cushion which i love and just fit really well. hope you can figure it out though, shoes are very important to us runners!

By: Jill Will Run

Jill Will Run — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:49:23 +0000

I appreciate hearing everyone’s experiences!

By: onelittlejill

onelittlejill — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:41:12 +0000

I wear Brooks Adrenalines and love them. I seriously overpronate and I really like these shoes. Recently the guys at my running store put inserts in because I was still having some problems with my knees and they said it would help. I gave them a real shot…I really did. Yesterday I threw them in the trash 2 miles into my run. I hate them!!!!!

This probably doesn’t help, I just thought I would share my pain!

By: Jimmy G

Jimmy G — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:42:00 +0000

I am definitely into to minimalist running theories that are out there. I truly enjoyed Born to Run and have been running totally barefoot a couple times a week at one of the parks near me. I think that it has actually made my feet stronger at least minimally at first as I have only been working on this about a month now. I love the feel of it as well. One of the comments above talked about getting back to nature and that is exactly the feeling I get.

I would love to try a pair of the Biom shoes and have been considering buying a pair.

As far as your shoes, I think you need to stick to/or find what works for you. You know how I feel about the whole shoe thing and am thankful that I finally found the Mizuno’s that I really like.

By: tgorourke

tgorourke — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:29:34 +0000

I have to admit, I don’t know what to tell you on this one. What about another stability shoe other than the Adrenalines? I use inserts but not the Superfeet ones – I can look and then drop you another comment. They are inserts that I felt the first few times I used them but after that, my pain, if there was any, went away, and actually they’ve taken away a lot of pain I used to have underneath the balls of my feet after running just a few short miles. For the record, I’m glad you didn’t jump right back to the 30 miles per week!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:07:48 +0000

Jill… I am nearly as confused as you. I was also advised to use stability shoes and chose the Adrenalines. A year or so later, I decided to do the testing etc. at the running store and they told me neutral. I ran in the Mizuno Waverunners for a few weeks and took them back and exchanged them for Adrenalines. I have never had real problems with them (no black toenails), so I have stayed with them. I did have shin splints, but they usually went away after getting new shoes. Now that I am getting ready to increase my mileage again, I am nervous.

I do have to second what Penny says. I recently met a runner who is several years older than I am and has run a long time. He told me that he used to get shin splints. He went to a podiatrist, got custom orthotics and hasn’t had them since. His podiatrist specializes in runners. I might try getting some orthotics myself.

Good luck on your quest.

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:27:19 +0000

Ah yes, what you “need”, as you’ve said, only you can truly decide.

By: Jill Will Run

Jill Will Run — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:26:18 +0000

I agree, the segments in Born to Run about arch support are compelling. And I wasn’t mentioning “arch” support specifically… I was more meaning general terms of support and stability, things I’ve been told I “need” in the past!

By: Jill Will Run

Jill Will Run — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:48:20 +0000

I remember when I first started to hear rumblings about the Biom. I signed up on Ecco’s site in hopes of being selected as a pre-release tester… No such luck! They definitely sound interesting! And expensive!