Stability or not stability shoes

caper23

So i was told years ago i needed stability shoes and ever since have bedn buying them.

Has anyone on here who needs stability shoes gone for lighter neutral shoes and worked out ok for them?

BOB81

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058347110/stability-or-not-stability-shoes

Yep I'm in this boat, had gait analysis done way back (overpronator) and stability shoes were recommended and kind of stuck to those types of models exclusively for a while. However in the past 5 years or so I've been running a lot more, so built up a shoe rotation (usually 2-3 pairs on the go) that included mostly non-stability models, mainly due to including different shoes for speedwork etc. At the same time I was reading stuff about a shoe rotation being positive from an injury prevention perspective, and it being a good idea to let your body adapt to running in different shoes.

As I finished up a recent marathon training block my shoe rotation was reebok floatride 5, saucony triumph 21 and my only stability shoe was a brooks glycerin GTS 20 (I raced in the endorphin pro 3). I don't think I'll look for a specific stability shoe to replace the brooks (unless there is a bargain to be had!) - and for what its worth I haven't found any negatives to running in non-stability shoes. Also I suppose shoe design has changed quite a bit in the last few years, less pure stability models out there overall and some shoes have light stability features which can blur the lines a bit between neutral and stability shoes.

caper23

So went to local shop today stepped on the arch /gait plate and was told im not too bad and could so wear a neutral.

Now im looking at mainly hoka or sauncony maybe nike.

I want a shoe light enough for daily training but fast enough for racing. Any ideas?

Hoka? Saucomy speed 4?

oinkely

I'd say from my experience that the more you run and the more years you have of running your gait will change considerably as you progress. In my early days I was recommended stability shoes due to overpronation and wore some adidas supernova yolks for a long time (not the same pair for a long time, but the same shoe model!). Progressed to wearing any old shoes at all - but realised that the really cheap ones from lidl / aldi weren't the best so went with a rotation of any mid range shoe that was on sale. Eventually started dabbling in a bit of barefoot running and moved to zero drop / wide toe box shoes and judging by sole wear i might now under pronate by a clear margin. Might be interesting to go back for another gait analysis and see what is recommended now.

Murph_D

Gait analysis is fun to do but the research shows that being an overpronator has no effect on either performance or injury risk, so there is little need for 'stability' shoes. Wear what feels comfortable and don't worry about your gait.