I was always this girl and I may be again soon but I’ve accidentally built up a collection 🙈. I’ve always in just brooks adrenalines. My coach said she’d like to see me in another shoe too, perhaps one with a slightly lower drop. I liked the idea of a tempo shoe so I ended up with a pair of hoka machs.
Recently my current pair of adrenalines were causing knee/shin pain which was in line with the 300+ miles I’d put on them so I went back to the shoe store. I’ve been curious about straying from adrenalines because I have HEFTY callouses / blisters on my big toes and I question how normal that is. I ended up with a pair of ASICS GT 2000 14s - a lighter stability shoe… and a new pair of adrenalines in case I don’t like the asics 🙈. So now I have 3 pairs. A tempo shoe for faster shorter distances, a light stability shoe, and a heavier plushier stability shoe 😅. I still feel monogamous in my very sole though so we’ll see if I don’t just gravitate towards one shoe anyway
So far so good. I have wide feet and so the shoe store put me in a men’s shoe to get that width. I ran 3 miles in them yesterday. They’re (compared to my usual adrenalines) very light and bouncy. They’re about 5 or so oz lighter so I suppose that’d track. I did get some minor pressure soreness around the outer portion of my left foot back towards the heel that came and went. We’ll see if that’s a recurring thing or not as time goes on. The important thing for me is I have collapsed arches and so my posterior tibial tendon is prone to irritation/inflammation and these felt very stable even without my orthotic that I was too lazy to transfer over
Saaame, I have good luck with sizing up a full size. You can also try men’s shoes which may give you some more options. At this point 2 out of my 3 shoes are mens.
Im currently in brooks adrenalines (woman’s wide), hoka Machs (mens, don’t recommend they’re so narrow 🥲), and asic gt 2000 14s (mens).
It’s too individual to really say. I have collapsed arches and I’m prone to posterior tibial tendinitis so I’d say brooks adrenalines and lately the asics gt 2000s but if you don’t have collapsed arches then that’s a pretty useless recommendation 🤷♀️
Pronation is not evil. I used to work in a specialty running shoe store and it killed me to see how much overprescribing of stability shoes was done. Based on the analysis tools used 95% of staff would probably put me in a stability shoe, but I have never had knee (or lower leg) pain relating to pronation so that is not required and I got given a Brooks Transcend as a kid which caused more issues than it would supposedly have solved. The only stability shoe I have ever owned as an adult is the Saucony Tempus and even then that is more of a guiding shoe with holistic support rather than the more traditional “lateral soft, medial firm” and I quite enjoy it.
If you must go for stability then the Asics GT-2000 14 uses the same FF BLAST Max midsole with a mildly different geometry. Saucony Tempus (1 or 2) also is good, or you could also try the Brooks Hyperion GTS (1 or 2). All have lower stack. Tempus and GT-2000 are heavier than Novablast and slightly lower stack, with the Hyperion being quite noticeably lighter and lower stack than the Novablast which gives a more responsive feeling than any of the others.
As a former employee of a specialty running footwear shop I can say that the training done (at least where I worked) definitely puts a lot of emphasis on what pronation is. The problem is that most just ignore the fact that you want to see multiple signals before going for a stability shoe and instead bring out three shoes you mentioned as the standard three whenever there’s the tiniest bit of pronation.
If you get pain in certain areas while on your feet (especially when running) then stability potentially could be an option depending on the pain. If you are wanting to follow their recommendations but want something with a bit more of a lively feeling then the Saucony Tempus is a really good option, it’s lively and more of a stable shoe rather than support (guides the foot rather than forces the foot). The Asics GT-2000 is also a decent option and is almost like a hybrid between the Novablast 5 and Kayano 32 (lower stack, responsive foam, mild stability on medial side of the foot).
GT-2000 14. I too am a 8.5 W size, low arch, wide toe box. So I need a shoe that is for mild pronation, big toe box for splay, and has cushion for a daily trainer and/or 5-10k race day. Plus they only weigh 8.3oz. Just PR'd yesterday for my 5k race in them yesterday. Definitely give them a try.
I have worn ASICS GT 2000 for over ten years. The newest iteration GT 2000 14 are horrible. I tied them as I normally would and the tops of my feet chafed badly within minutes. I loosened them as much as possible and they feel a little too loose. Also the toe area is a lot more pinched and I am getting a lot of friction on my pinky toes. Either way, they gotta go. I’m going to return them, but my old GT 2000s are beat to hell. I really need a replacement shoe. I pronate pretty severely, my arches are very low, and I have very narrow feet. I wear a 7.5 narrow in the ASICS.
I have tried HOKAs but they were way too wide. I have also tried the ASICS Gel Kayano but couldn’t get them to fit comfortably. I tried new balance like a decade ago and just didn’t like them, but I’d be open to trying them again. I could really use some recommendations! Thank you ☺️
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