High arches and neutral footing
I have detailed some of my knee problems and the quest for the right shoes before. The first pair of "Stability" shoes I got in June of 2007 from a running store after a treadmill test "proved" I was an over pronator hurt my knee more than the over training I had been doing that was the original cause.
Then I found an old pair of my wife's Adidas Supernova Clams and found I could run without pain. I went back to said running store in August 2007 and I suggested maybe I was not an over pronator. They quickly informed me that the Supernova's were "Stability" shoes too. Trying to be conservative in hopes of some day running a marathon I went ahead and got a properly fitting pair of the Supernovas. Later that year in November 2007 I hurt my knee bad and now in February of 2008 I have done it again. It seams whenever I get up to around 25-30 miles a week I get hurt. I then have to take 1-3 weeks off to recover and then I feel like I am starting over again.
I am an avid reader of Runners World and although I had seen it before I took the Runner's World Wet Test seriously. Turns out I have high arches. I mean really high. There was barely a strip between the balls of my feet and the heel. So, if anything I am supinator.
I have decided to run with neutral shoes. We will see how it goes. I have a pair of Nike Air Max Moto 5+. I'll let you know how it goes.
David


