Options for Slight Overpronation

depends on how much you over-pronate. did she examine your feet and legs or just watch you walk?

either way you need an orthotic with arch support most likely. most stores have cushioned insoles which wont help you at all if you over-pronated. you need a more rigid orthotic. if you have insurance goto a podiatrist. theyll hook you up. if not you'll probably settle for a $71 pair and overpay.

I've posted on this so many times over the years, but here's a brief version.

Your arch is collapsing slightly, causing you to pronate. One approach is to support the arch more when it's under pressure.

SuperFeet Green (or black if you wear lightweight shoes and are concerned about the extra half ounce of weight) will provide more arch support and cost less than $40. Just lace up with it in your shoe and put your weight on that foot. Does it pronate less with the SuperFeet? If so, that could be your solution. If you still collapse some, try adding a 1 1/2 x 2 inch piece of crafts felt under the arch. You can pull the Superfeet insole apart and wedge it in there. That should solve the problem.

Try that. If you STILL pronate when running, remove the insert and put a half inch wide strip of craft's felt on the bottom of the inside on the inside of the heel. Run it from the back of the heel along the inside of the heel about two inches. This will tilt the insert, which in turn will tilt your foot in the shoe. That tiny amount of tilt will make a big difference in your footstrike and help prevent pronation.

There's a lot more options, but one of these approaches should work for you. Taping is an option, but why tape when you can just fix the shoe?

I would return the shoe and get a shoe designed for your gait. It is way less work than having to buy inserts and shoes that wear out and altering the shoe. Take the shoe back to RR and go to a different run specialty shop and pick out different shoes. Running doesn't have to be made so complicated. Get a gait analysis, pick out some shoes that will work with your gait and go running.

Adding inserts just adds more money to something that a lot of times isn't necessary.

Don't waste your money on custom inserts. Studies comparing off-the-shelf orthotic inserts versus custom ones have shown no difference in efficacy. Not to mention that heat-molded "custom" inserts are not quite the same thing as lab created podiatriac ones.

I am an overpronator and I run in pegs with these:

http://www.runningwarehouse.com/Spenco_RX_Full_Orthotic_Arch_Support_Insoles/descpage-SPAS.html

and they work great.

I actually prefer running in a neutral shoe with an insert rather than a stability shoe.

If off-the-shelf inserts don't work for you, THEN see an orthopedist and maybe if he suggests it, try custom ones. No need to get fleeced by RRS right off the bat though. They're known for trying to upsell on inserts, fwiw.

Alternative would be to return the pegs and get a stability shoe. Lunarglides would be a good, similar choice, but much softer/mushier than the peg. Structure is another one but I haven't run in those in several years so can't offer any opinion.

to add: I wouldn't rely on taping as a solution for overpronation.