Do I need stability shoes based off of my neutral shoes wear pattern?

Running Shoes/Running Gear Shoes

2 years ago 10/11/2021 7:27pm EDT

Letsrun,

I am a heavy hobby jogger at 170 pounds. My local running store put me in neutral shoes. They are comfortable, but I keep getting hurt! I have recurring problems with my Achilles tendons and hips.

I looked at my older shoes and I notice the wear pattern is consistently on the inside portion of the shoe. The middle and outside portion have considerably less wear. Should I consider stability shoes to even the wear and hopefully get hurt less? Does this matter at all? Curious if other neutral runners wear their shoes like this and do not get hurt.

Thanks!

2 years ago 10/12/2021 12:57am EDT

re: Injured Joe :(

Try the Hoka Arahi 5. Mild stability shoe that seems to help my Achilles quite a bit. I would also try some orthotics if you can afford them.

Granted, you should try to identify the root cause of your Achilles issues. For me it was overpronation and some mild stability shoes and orthotics mostly solved it, but it may not for you.

2 years ago 10/12/2021 8:43am EDT

re: Injured Joe :(

Injured Joe :( wrote:
Letsrun,
I am a heavy hobby jogger at 170 pounds. My local running store put me in neutral shoes. They are comfortable, but I keep getting hurt! I have recurring problems with my Achilles tendons and hips.
I looked at my older shoes and I notice the wear pattern is consistently on the inside portion of the shoe. The middle and outside portion have considerably less wear. Should I consider stability shoes to even the wear and hopefully get hurt less? Does this matter at all? Curious if other neutral runners wear their shoes like this and do not get hurt.
Thanks!

I run in solely neutral shoes, but that's based on my gait (I'm neutral to a slight supinator).

If I were noticing a lot of wear on the inside portion of my shoes and I was getting hurt a lot, I would absolutely experiment with a pair of stability shoes. No question about it. And no way would I put complete trust in someone working at a running store, unless I had a history with them.

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