People; I had the fun experience of trying out the adidas adiscan system, and confirmed my suspicions that I quite heavily overpronate. I have aquired a pleasing set of shin splints lately, and am taking a short break to let them heel. I have cobbled all the information togeather and should mend quickly - however I have been recommended the Asics range of footwear for overpronators. My question is that most running shoes are designed for longer distances, wheras the most distance i will cover in a session is say 8*200m -, with the majority being in the 10-100m range - all sprint work. Does anyone have experience of either the asics motion control shoe(or similar brand - they are the only ones I have been reccomended so far), or their ability to help with splints. I have a docs appt booked too as will no doubt need orthotics for my ever increasing bulk! Thanks for your help guys
i am not sure if you are just looking for a shoe for comfort or for running purposes. but i can tell you this, i have flat feet and i find that the new balance all terrain series gives me great arch support.
adidas, new balance, and asics all make great shoes for heavywieghts. I have the same deal as you do so if your going to spend the loot for your orthotics it doesn’t matter about finding a shoes for your overpronation, but for my two cents i have had a couple pairs of Asics Gel-MC - seems like they’re always on sale at eastbay.com
Not only should you get orthotics, but you should work your external hip rotators in functional movement patterns to correct the problem and avoid further complications with shin splints, pattelar tracking problems etc…
Spikes have just about no cushioning. Unless you’re a competitive sprinter there’s no need to buy them. A good pair of training flats will serve all your needs and save your shins a lot of wear and tear.
I also heavily over-pronate (roll toward the inside-for both of our clarification). From my experience and from the recommendation of others the best motion control shoe on the market is made by nike. I can’t remember the name, but it is quite heavy and has an external heal cup built in. Now in terms of shin spints, there are many, many variables to take into effect, but I can suggest to run on grass that is regularily watered (this is makes a BIG difference in the hardness of the groud), and make only small increases in your volume and intensity. Orthodics are a very good idea, but if you wear them in a soft shoe you are going to mitigate their purpose. Also, make sure you tell your podiotrist if you are a heal, mid-, or toe-striker; if he doesn’t know what you mean, go somewhere else. Best of luck.
I bought the aics duomax, i was the difference from night and day. I am a personal trainer and i don not run but i do a hellish amount of walking. I got pains so bad i couldn’t stand at night. It got rid of 80% of my pain and suffering. Try going to a fleet feet store
Amish - thankyou for your response - would you be able to clarify what kind of exercise you mean to hit the external rotators? My lower body sprint based training is a mix of sprints, agility work and jumps/bounds. If you could detail some exercises or direct me in teh right direction i would be grateful
DO NOT WEAR SPIKES! shin spints are mainly caused by a lack of forefoot cushioning, with a secondary cause of overpronation. If you’re heavy, the softer, cushioned shoes are going to be unstable. Most of the motion control shoes aren’t going to do you much good, since they’re not suited to your chosen distances and running style. With that said, however, you DO need some good motion control shoes for your non-training time. Look for shoes that don’t have a lot of curve to them (look at the bottom of the shoe and look for shoes that are as close to straight as possible). Orthotics may be the best way to go if your problem is extreme.
This world of shoes is a confusing one. I have taken a good look on the web, and i dont think there is a shoe specifically to meet my needs. I am not considering spikes - I dont run track, just on grass - solely to increase my acceleration and linear speed. All motion control shoes seem to be aimed at the long distance market. I was advised to get a pair of nike air ZM, which have full foot air cusioning, and soles as thick as clogs. I think my best bet is get down the docs and see if i get get a referral within the next year or so! Or suck it up, buy the asics and see if they make a difference. My girl’s sister and husband run long distance, and she had hip pain, and he had shin pain - both cleared up within a week with asics. But they are long distance freaks and weigh about 180 max! Im the heaviest ive ever been at 230ish so who knows! Anymore infor will always be appreciated, and thanks for whta Ive got so far!