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Feb 13, 2016 at 7:05 pm #3381888
Looking for shoe recommendations that will help with my overpronation.
Most of the shoes i see mentioned here have are classified as neutral and are uncomfortable.Does anyone have suggestions for a stability shoe? I have some asics gt 2000 that i work in that i find really comfortable, I just know i’ll trash them in a month or two out hiking.
Would finding a more durable shoe that fits me better and tossing some blue superfeet in them be the best bet if i cant find a stability shoe that fits the bill?
Thanks,
MikeFeb 13, 2016 at 7:17 pm #3381889Before you correct your “overpronation” read this article.
A Popular Myth About Running Injuries
By Gretchen Reynolds June 26, 2013NY Times
“….In essence, what these findings suggest, says Rasmus Ostergaard Nielsen, a doctoral researcher at Aarhus University who led the new study, is that supposedly deviant degrees of pronation may not in practice be abnormal and do not contribute to injuries….”
Feb 13, 2016 at 7:34 pm #3381892Yep. one of the worst things I see in clinical practice is the very, very popular notion of cramming something under your arch to keep it from falling down. It is SUPPOSED to fall down – that’s its point. Your arch is not a weight bearing surface and is supposed to rotate and fall and rise and move all over the place – otherwise your foot is a concrete block at the end of your leg.
For hikers especially, let your foot absorb force, that’s what it’s supposed to do. If you stop that, you let the rest of your leg take up forces it’s not meant to – and ta-da, problems arise.
Sure, some people have ridiculous biomechanics in their lower extremities and there’s just no hope; however, those people are a vast minority and the rest of folks need to let their feet do some work for a change.
Feb 13, 2016 at 7:49 pm #3381898Check out the vasque mindbender, they work well with superfeet
Feb 13, 2016 at 10:49 pm #3381924@MS
As a professional boot fitter for backpacking, and for ultramarathoning, I would recommend the GT-2000 trail. If the GT-2000 works for you. This would be one of your more comfortable lightweight options. Yea you are correct you will have to replace them frequently.
Alternatively I recommend a neutral boot with a Sole insole that can be heat molded to your foot at home.
Some people here have suggested the minimalist approach, but I urge caution if you use that path. It is certainly not for everyone.
-Daniel
Feb 13, 2016 at 11:27 pm #3381930Nobody said go minimalist, just don’t use correction when there’s nothing to correct.
Feb 14, 2016 at 9:54 am #3381977asics makes a gt2000 trail shoe, so if you like the fit and ride of the road version, maybe the trail edition is a good place to start your search.
Feb 14, 2016 at 1:13 pm #3382013‘Over-pronation’
‘Arch support’
Gel solesThese CONCEPTS are some of Nike’s crimes, which have created more misery than you could believe. NONE of them have any medical justification what so ever.They are purely marketing spin, for the sake of sales. They DAMAGE your feet and legs.
Shoe width on the other hand has been so neglected by all those ‘sports’ companies which only make ‘average’ (usually D) width and expect people with EE and 4E width feet to wear them. So much pain and suffering there too. Sigh.
Cheers
Feb 14, 2016 at 2:09 pm #3382028On second thought, a bunch of people on the internet changed my mind. Ditch the shoes and go barefoot. You just need to toughen up your feet. I’m doing 30 mile day hikes and still have a long ways to go before I can even begin to approach the conditioning that the average BPL member has achieved.
Swap your pants for a loin cloth, use a spear instead of a hiking stick, and go barefoot gathering edible foods and slaughtering the furry animals as the bounty of the season allows !
Feb 14, 2016 at 3:28 pm #33820434E is not a foot. It is a flipper.
Feb 14, 2016 at 3:37 pm #3382046If you use your feet for a lifetime to Ruffin & Tuffin them up, they can begin to look pretty different. More like a block of wood with some toenails than some puny human foot. Its awesome but not for everyone.
Feb 14, 2016 at 4:34 pm #3382071I used the loin cloth and moccasin route once on a thru hike, it didn’t get me any brownie points when passing through towns though…..:-(
Feb 14, 2016 at 8:32 pm #3382117These CONCEPTS are some of Nike’s crimes, which have created more misery than you could believe. NONE of them have any medical justification what so ever.They are purely marketing spin, for the sake of sales. They DAMAGE your feet and legs.
Shoe width on the other hand has been so neglected by all those ‘sports’ companies which only make ‘average’ (usually D) width and expect people with EE and 4E width feet to wear them. So much pain and suffering there too. Sigh.
Agree 100%. Get proper fitting trail runners without any foot strike solutions.
Feb 15, 2016 at 8:02 am #3382158“Get proper fitting trail runners without any foot strike solutions.”
This is the best clinical advice I could ever give. Get a shoe that is comfortable in the shop. That is all. Stop worrying about neutral/motion control/minimum/maximum/etc. Literally try on some shoes, buy the ones that fit the best and are the most comfortable on your feet.
A great meta-analysis just came out late last year that looked at all the different criteria for finding running shoes. Do you know the one criteria that led to the least amount of injury? The ones that were comfy in the store. That’s it.
Feb 15, 2016 at 1:47 pm #3382223“Sure, some people have ridiculous biomechanics in their lower extremities and there’s just no hope”
…I know you’re implying me here Jen. ;OP” I’m working on it!
On a side note, my ankles roll in a lot/I am horribly duck footed. This caused me knee pain after about 5 miles in all shoes I’ve tried EXCEPT…Montrail Mountain Masochist IIs. On my last trip with Jen in TX, I was wearing brand new Masochist III (3)s and wound up with knee pain in my left knee (my “worse” duck-foot) 3(?) days in after a lot of down. Not sure if that was the new Masochist IIIs or just the fact that the last time I had hiked was in July…or just my redic biomechanics. :O)
HTH
KJ
Feb 16, 2016 at 1:25 pm #3382392size up to avoid hiker’s toe
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