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Runner Recommendation - Someone has to know?

  • 07-04-2010 7:37pm
    #1
    mjth2004
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 157 ✭✭


    Can anyone recommend a low cut heel-tab runner for a normal pronator?

    Reason for the question is that high or particularly hard heel tabs aggravate my Achilles & I’d rather not have to cut up a new pair of runners to suit! But in saying that might be the only option!

    Cheers!


Comments

  • #2
    brownian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,741 ✭✭✭brownian


    Get heel lifts in any chemist. Suprisingly effective, don't disrupt running too much.


  • #3
    mjth2004
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 157 ✭✭mjth2004


    Cheers for the reply!

    But are heel lifts not just a short term solution?


  • #4
    cfitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,691 ✭✭✭cfitz


    Are heel-lifts not the opposite to what you asked for in the original post? Please clarify.

    For low profile shoes, I would recommend Nike Skylon 2. I wouldn't wear them for all my runs though - I'd prefer something sturdier for a few days of the week.


  • #5
    hick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 788 ✭✭✭hick


    I had a similar issue caused by heel strike, I was recommended Asics Gel DS VII by Dowlings in terenure. Been running in them for 3 months now and they're great, solved an impact issue in my lower back too. Decent price too :D

    http://tinyurl.com/ydjuz6w


  • #6
    mjth2004
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 157 ✭✭mjth2004


    Cfitz – what I’m looking for is a runner that has a low cut heel-tab! I have attached a photo of my current runners to demonstrate what I had to do to them to get back running again! The heel-tab on the Newtons is too high & aggravates my Achilles!

    Hick – as you probably already have been told, heel striking is not a friend for distance runners! You would have probably found that your original runners would have been fine once you sorted your biomechanics some what!


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