Pronation and New Shoes
I might have mentioned in the past (or maybe I didn’t) about getting “hotspots” in my cycling shoes. This thought this was due to the fact that I put a lot of pressure on my outside of my shoes. When I generally walk, all of my shoes are worn on the outside to the point where it becomes wobbly to walk. But more evidence to this theory is the tread on the bottom of my shoes tend to wear on just the outer rims, not in the middle of the sole. In other words, I’m starting my foot strike on the outside of my heel and roll my foot on the outside instead of coming to the middle. I pronate. Now this begs the question: Why would I wear stability shoes which are made for people who supinate? that push me to the outside? I bought the Kiyano on advice from Philadelphia’s “specialty running store” and they agreed that they made a mistake and that I shouldn’t be wearing a stability or a motion control , but rather a neutral shoe.
The outside of my shoes are the first to go
As I was planning on buying new shoes anyway, I thought the timing was perfect. I decided upon a pair of the New Balance 758. What takes a little getting is use to is the lack of cushioning the New Balance has compared to the Kiyano. It also has taken some time to get over the effect of having a shoe designed to push you to the outside. After a week of running, I’m starting to feel myself pushing from the middle of my foot instead of the outside, which hopefully translates to a stronger plant to become a stronger runner.