What Running Shoes are you wearing?

[surgtech1956]

I had my gait analyzed at a local(only) specific runners store, he brought out: Mizuno Wave Rider, NB 1224 and Brooks Glycerin. I know I have flat feet. In the past I always wore Nike Pegasus, I tried different shoes, but always came back to the Pegasus. Just wondering what running shoes you're wearing.

[nscrbug]

Hmm...seems odd that he brought out the NB 1224's...since that is a moderate stability shoe (and an older version at that...they're now up to the 1226 version), while the 2 other shoes (Wave Rider & Glycerin) are both neutral cushioning shoes.

I personally, wear the Nike Free Run+...it's the only shoe I have found that does not squish my hammertoes. The material just seems to give a bit more than other shoes.

[zoom-zoom]

Hmm...seems odd that he brought out the NB 1224's...since that is a moderate stability shoe (and an older version at that...they're now up to the 1226 version), while the 2 other shoes (Wave Rider & Glycerin) are both neutral cushioning shoes.

Yeah, that is odd. Especially since I believe NB has a neutral shoe for flatter-footed runners.

I am currently in the Nike Run Avant+ and Lunarfly+ (essentially the same shoe with different uppers). My favorite shoe ever was the NB 902. I wear Superfeet Berry in all of my running shoes.

[oxysback]

I just had a gait analysis done yesterday and ended up walking out with the Brooks Glycerin. I'm on week 3 (should be on week 4 but I've been combating plantar fasciitis pain) of the Couch to 5k program.

I have VERY flat feet, but I have a neutral stride. I used them this morning on my run and they were great! No pain, but I'm also doing stretching and massaging throughout the day.

[jessmarimba]

I wear New Balance 101s (quasi-minimal trail shoes) and an old pair of sauconys that I don't really like, but don't hurt at the distance I'm running.

I overpronate walking and standing still but motion control/stability+ shoes don't do much for a midfoot strike.

[7rider]

Asics gel evolution 5.
Vey flat footed, extreme pronation, maximum stability control.
The shoes have actually allowed me to take up the sport, as previosly, I could not run more than down the street without pain (well, MORE pain! ).
I suspect the toe box is a bit too roomy for me, and I'm hoping to try the Brooks motion control shoes next (Ariel or Stabil, I think).

[Bike Chick]

I'm on my 4th pair of Asics Gel Kayano's. I'm thinking of switching brands on my next pair but don't know what to.

I have accessory navicular syndrome that causes extreme pronation and just had custom orthotics built. The man that made them told me that it's good for your feet to wear different running shoes and switch back and forth on different days. Don't know if that's true or not. I also read that if you have orthotics, you shouldn't wear them in stability shoes because you have double-dosed the stability. I get confused and at around $100 a pair, I just don't want to make a mistake.

[7rider]

I also read that if you have orthotics, you shouldn't wear them in stability shoes because you have double-dosed the stability.

Hijack on:
Interesting. I had wondered about that. I wear my custom orthotics in my running shoes. The guy at the LRS was ambivalent about it - said if it helped, go for it....or go without them, if that worked, too. Now that I have ~100 miles on the shoe, I'm hesitant to take them out....
Hijack off.

[jessmarimba]

7Rider, I think they affect different things, honestly. I like my orthotics b/c it's nice to have something under my arch to keep me from rolling in when I walk. It seems most stability shoes have factors through the rest of the shoe to help stabilize but I have not noticed any of them having arch support to begin with. So...I wear (wore) both when I had stability shoes.

[indigoiis]

I keep getting lighter shoes, but veered away from the VFFs for awhile while still recovering from a badly stubbed toe on a trail. So, I wear Brooks Ghost for my distance runners and I just bought a pair of Nike Free 5.0s, I have yet to run in them. I suspect as they are light it will be a nice run but I did remove the inserts as they were very narrow for my wide foot. I am trying to get the Nike's to feel like my VFFs.

[Jolt]

Vibram Five Fingers when temperatures permit; Teva Proton water shoes with wool socks when it gets below the low 40s (too cold for toe separation); occasionally barefoot. I used to run in Brooks Adrenalines but can't imagine going back to such a clunky shoe now.

[colby]

+1 on the Five Fingers, it's all I run in. KSOs and a pair of Flows for cold and wet. Up to marathon distance.

Got burnt out on the shoe hunting, though there are enough styles and size variance in the Five Fingers to sometimes make it feel just as complicated.

[OakLeaf]

I really don't like the Nike Zoom Triax Structure 13 that I'm in now. The heels are way too built up, and with my first pair, it took fewer than 400 miiles before the midfoot was so compressed that I slapped my heel on every foot strike. But they're the only shoes I've found so far that come close to fitting my duck feet, and I'm much more comfortable and less injury-prone in shoes that fit.

I'm just not ready for barefoot yet (and admittedly haven't been working on it much lately - maybe that should be my next goal). But do be aware that there's a lot of recent research that says "stability" shoes increase the likelihood of injury for everyone, regardless of gait analysis.

[JennK13]

That's what I got after a gait analysis. They sized me up from what I "normally" wear, and I have to be cautious not to tie my laces too tight. I've got very flat feet and over pronate. I used to get shin splints easily - not with these shoes.

[Susan]

I run in the Nike LunarGlide. They say they have a feature called "Dynamic Support" and therefore fit for runners that underproante as well as runners that slightly overpronate. I can't approve this, as I tend to underpronate and have the feeling the Nike pushes my foot to the lateral edge even more.
I don't like them much.

I also have a pair of Terraplana Lucys, I like them more than the Nikes, but the sole is quite slippery, so I won't use them much in Winter.

Where I live it is ridiculously difficult to find a pair of neutral running shoes without giant heels.