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Yep - that was my logic for doing several long runs off road, “it’ll be easier on the body”. Which it is, with the exception of some little stabiliser muscles attached to your shin :-)
And yeah, I’m not a great fan of custom othrotics. I use off-the-shelf Sole insoles for running and cycling as I just prefer the feel of them, but having gone down the “prescription” custom insoles route twice now, I think it’s largely quackery
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That's a rough ride! Interesting that you had the same experience with the shoes/ orthotics.
I run mid/forefoot too, depending on pace, and it's always lower leg endurance that limits how long you can hold the forefoot for so I try to gradually build that up.
I also found that running on grass makes a massive difference to how much you can run - hard surfaces are brutal - and uneven surfaces were fantastic for building up the general resilience of all the ligaments/ muscles in the lower leg. Sorry if this is obvious!