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Was the run assessment done at a store or by a doctor? I’d tend to side with your physio in that the current wisdom is that peoples running mechanics shouldn’t be modified by orthotics unless their pronation is causing actual injuries. Usually, our feet just do what they do without issue and the whole stability shoe thing has changed.
There’s a newer type of stable-neutral shoes, which are essentially neutral trainers but with more sidewall from the midsole instead of medial posts. Heel bevel is also different.
Saucony make a super foam stable-neutral called Tempus. Haven’t tried it but it gets a lot of love, I think it would be a good shoe to keep your form up at mile 20.
There’s a few others I think - have never run in Saucony but as doubleodavey mentions, different brands fit different foot shapes so it’s worth trying as much stuff as you can.Huge caveat that I’m by no means giving advice here. There’s a strong argument to sticking with what’s been working for you.
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Talk to me about race shoes.
Following a dose of bad shin splints back in February I got a run assessment and was advised to stick to shoes with stability, and ended up in ASICS kayanos. I’ve also always had custom orthotics which I always ran with for the little running I did do before last year. so between the stability shoes and insoles I’m well supported. But they are heavy compared to the nike Pegasus I previously used.
Worth noting that the physio somewhat disagreed with my need to be in stability focused shoes and that with proper strength training in the right areas any good shoe that fits would be fine.
So, my question, can anyone recommend suitable fast shoes for interval days and racing in, bearing the above in mind?
I’ve done all of my racing and training this year in the kayanos and while they won’t hold me back drastically in a 70.3, and probably no harm to have the stability when my form falls apart towards the end, I feel like proper race shoes would be good for a marathon. Every little helps.