Why so surprised? There is one simple reason. The theory that pronation control reduces injury is has never been proven scientifically. It's a promise running gear stores have built their business on, but anybody who can use the internet knows that most of that is a scam. Studies have even shown that stability shoes increase the risk of injury. There is no amount of pronation at which a person "needs" a stability shoe. At least not objectively. If someone FEELS good, than that is another story. I am 40 years old and I suffer from heavy overpronation. (worse than in the video) I've struggled with joint pain for almost a decade until I found out, I needed light shoes and no crazy stak height - and most importantly: no stability shoes. If someone likes them ok - still wouldn't recommend them though
This is the best anwer here. You're fighting an uphill battle though. Running shoe stores are built on the concept of pronation control. I got tricked into that 15 years back until I realized I had to avoid running shoe stores. I've run for well over 20 years. At the moment, I'm struggeling with my weight. You'd be surprised how minimalist the shoes I run in are. My current rotation is two pairs of adios 9, One pair Evo SL, Merell Vapor glove, Altra Escalante Racer 1
I never got more than 300 out of my Brooks, but replacing them every 6 weeks/two months was getting excessive. Switched to Altra Escalante Racers and get 450.
Altra Escalantes!! I’ve gone through 4 pairs of Escalante 3s, and just got the 4s (they’ve been out for a while), and I might love them even more. The Escalante Racers are also 👌🏼for speed work.
I don't even love the actual shoe but fitwise, Torin 8 is perfect for my generally a bit wide and def quite wide forefoot. I imagine Lone Peak and Paradigm would be the same but I personally dont need those shoe types. It's kinda frustrating Altra has such a limited selection of 2E. I enjoyed the feel of Experience Flow & Escalante Racer but had to return, just didn't work without the 2E
Topo has a nice wide, rounded toebox. But frustratingly there, a very narrow midfoot
If you wanna stick with a regular shoe brand, a lot of NB shoes are wider than average. I'm using Rebel v5 rn
Altra Escalante Racers have been my go-to for the last 4 years as my daily shoes, they hold up incredibly well and have a natural foot shape which fits my wide feet.
The carbon plates in some brands are nice, but not typically made as daily use shoes. If you want to spend $200+ on just a pt pair of shoes, saucony endorphin or the Nike vapor fly are both great as race shoes.
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