I have a high arch and have had problems with plantar fasciitis for quite some time. Can anybody recommend a shoe for me?
I have a high arch and have had problems with plantar fasciitis for quite some time. Can anybody recommend a shoe for me?
I have been running in the pegasus if that helps
Plantar fasciitis sucks, so you have my sympathy. But my advice is suck it up and see a podiatrist who has some experience with runners. It probably isn't particularly the shoe, it's the orthotic insert that you need -- probably a quality over the counter insert will be fine, but you need the right insert along with the right drugs. Farting around with different shoes and different exercises and various stretching routines and rolling your damn calves twice a day and night splints and daily doses of magnesium and B5 vitamins, etc. can get you so far, but if you've had pf for "quite some time," go talk to an effing doctor. I wasted probably 5 months before seeing one.
Get into more firm and flexible shoes- more along the lines of marathon flats/lightweight trainers. If you like Nike's, the Lunaracers and Nike Frees (4.0 and 5.0s) are excellent. Otherwise, some good flexible shoes are Brooks T7s and Skechers GoRuns/GoRun Rides.
would going to a store such as fleet feet benefit me?
Yes, but the only thing is most shoe store people think "more shoe" is better. Personally, I found "less shoe" to be better. Each case of PF is different. My foot had gotten so stiff from overly soft/stiff shoes that it needed to be stretched out-- sure, more flexible shoes were a little traumatic at first (stretching out the scar tissue), but after a few days it was like my foot came alive!
Another recommendation is Birkenstocks- Arizona model, soft footbed. Wear them 24/7 outside of running. If you need more of a work shoe, see if there's some Birks with the same insole (the front toebar, so toes are gripping it).
for me it was xc flats. They have pretty much no padding and are extremely flexible and not firm in any way. I transitioned to them from Nike frees because I was still getting PF in my frees. I wear saucony kilkenny XC flats and they are great for my PF. I can't wear shoes with any arch support at all or my PF comes alive. Birkenstocks included. I wear Vans, Chuck Taylors and any other shoe w no arch support when I'm not running. If they have arch support I cut it out with an extaco knife.
I really do believe that running shoes are the cause of PF for most people who get it ( or at least for me). The cure for me was using flat or nearly flat shoes. I wore converse for about a month and it went away. I still have flare ups if I wear over-supportive running shoes. I suspect it is the heel rise coupled with the stiffness of the shoes that is the main cause.
Having ruptured my plantar many years ago, I understand the suffering and the frustration of pain it brings. I have run in flexible shoes since that time, whatever brand. For several years I ran barefoot on grass. I now run on trails, so no barefoot running for me, though I do wear a very flexible shoe.
Has anyone tried the hoka clifton?
Was out for a long time with PF. Had to stop running at one point. Didn't use them for running, but wore Hoka One One Bondi on days when I had to be one my feet a lot. They helped a bunch. Don't know how much they contributed to recovery but was soon running again.
Lydiard recommends a very lightweight, flexible shoe and says that this injury was unknown when he first started coaching runners in New Zealand. He blames built up, inflexible shoes. He insists that your shoes should flex easily under both the ball of the foot and the arch.
Reference; a lecture he gave at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, available on Youtube. Well worth a view; he does talk about things other than shoe design!
shoes12321 wrote:
Has anyone tried the hoka clifton?
I've tried them, and they were wayyy too much shoe-- too inflexible and soft. I could see them acting like a "bandaid", but not really helping to "cure" the PF. Your money would be better spent on a pair of Birks and some discounted Skechers GoRun Rides.