Best high mileage shoe for forefoot strikers?

I think you are talking about Newtons.

http://www.newtonrunning.com/

Designed for forefoot but with a trainer look and feel.

Newtons???? Give me a f***ing break. Try to sell some shoes before you ask for $100+ for a pair.....whoever is running the marketing for them should be shot.

Asics Gel-platinum, Nimbus have forfoot gel that you can feel.

Saucony Kinvara. I absolutely freakin love these shoes. Very light, affordable (search online), and designed for forefoot strikers. So people claim they're not 'responsive' enough (ie. they're soft), but I don't run intervals anymore. I do about 70 miles a week by feel, and they work perfectly for me.

I've found if I ShooGoo the outsole 'hotspots' I can easily get 500 miles out of a pair.

KSwiss Blade Light.

KSwiss Blade Light.

I second this. Kinvaras are my first minimalist shoe ever, and I love them. Some recommend transitioning into them slowly, but I personally jumped straight into my intervals and speedwork and I'm doing fine. Normally my legs tighten up during my cooldowns, but in the Kinvaras I feel as if I don't have to worry about that anymore. Very comfortable and lightweight.

Asics Speedstars. I've had 3 pairs and put more than 500 miles on each of them. Nice and light, too.

Saucony Hattori's (http://www.runningwarehouse.com/descpageMRS-SHATM4.html) or Nike Zoom Streak XC 2.

nike streak 3

1300+ miles per pair

Are some of you people stupid, or can you just not read? I said I wasn't talking about a minimal option.

Serious question as I am not a forefoot striker. If you do strike forefoot does the shoe really make that much of a difference? With less impact by striking on the forefoot do you really need the cushion and does it matter if the shoe is stability, neutral or whatever if you do not heel or midfoot strike?

Altra Instinct is pretty solid and could withstand higher mileage. It is absolutely zero-drop from heel to toe, though, so that might be too much to start out with, especially long runs. It's also wider in the forefoot than most running shoes. I have narrow feet an it isn't too bad, though.

http://shop.altrarunning.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_-1_15151_18952_69005_176939

Although I have never run in it, the Nike Lunaracer looks like it could withstand higher mileage and has a low heel-toe ratio.

http://www.runningwarehouse.com/descpageMRS-NMLR1.html

Although I have the Altra which I want to eventually transition to for a larger percentage of my mileage, I just ordered the Puma Faas 500, which still has perhaps too much heel, but the total profile is lower and the heel-toe ratio is a few millimeters lower than most shoes, which really does make a difference. The Puma Faas 300 and 250 have an even lower heel toe ratio, but may be more towards a racing flat construction if that matters.

http://www.runningwarehouse.com/descpageMRS-PFAA5M2.html

I have tried the Newtons. They were a good transition shoe into midfoot/forefoot striking. After I got the form down though (after about a year and a half), I found that I didn't need them anymore...and I could live without the price as well.

I then switched to Nike Lunaracers. They were great shoes. Probably my favorite shoes ever. Very light, real flexible, yet responsive. However, after about 250-300 miles, they started wearing out real quickly. Also, not many stores carry them anymore, as I believe they were discontinued.

Just purchased the Kinvara 2's and Nike Frees. The Kinvaras are very nice shoes, but I still feel like there's too much of a heel on them. The heel-toe drop must be larger than the Lunaracers and the Newtons (virtually no heel-toe drop on those.) I prefer the Frees, but I'm giving them both a shot.

Mr. Clif wrote:

Ok, so I'm sick and tired of seeing all these neutral trainers designed for heelstrikers and such. They advertise these shoes almost exclusively to heel to toe runners.

What shoes have you been using? I don't know many heel strikers.

Kinvara's are light and flexible and "minimal" in that sense, but they are actually very cushioned. There are a lot of shoes that are heavier but less cushioned in the forefoot.

honestly try the lunarglides...im coming back from a stress fracture, forefoot strike, work at a running store and tried on every shoe..lunarglide has the most forefoot cushioning

Try the Nike Pegasus, Brooks Launch, or the Saucony Ride.

shoe guy wrote:

Try the Nike Pegasus, Brooks Launch, or the Saucony Ride.

No! These are designed for heal strikers.

Saucony Kinvara is likely what you are looking for. Newtons may work but will be double the price. the Kinvara is not a minimalist shoe, but is designed for forefoot strike. This is the description given on running whearhouse.

How does one classify the Kinvara 2? It weighs less than some racing shoes, yet has enough cushioning for long runs and the daily grind. It has a small, 4mm heel-toe offset to encourage midfoot striking, yet has a very light heel cushioning unit for those who need it. Simply put, the Kinvara 2 is the neutral shoe choice when one seeks natural foot movement in a shoe that works great for any foot-strike, at any distance or any speed.