Marathon race flats for an overpronator

The Saucony Grid Fastwitch Endurance (the Speed is the neutral version) is light and has some medial support, good marathon flat.

The Brooks Racer ST is a nice option. Relatively light and fast and appears to work well with orthotics.

Asics DS Racer is also a good one.

New Balance RC600 looks pretty good and offers medial support, solid cushioning, and widths for less than 8oz. I haven't tried it yet though as it will be new this spring.

DS racers for sure, supportive (for a racing flat) and light.

Both the ST2 and DS Racers are pretty good options. the ST2's are a little more firm and the upper is kind of stiff on them, not to mention the heel is slightly more built up. however, the toe box and heel are both wider, which should be good with your orthotics.

the DS Racer on the other hand is a lot more flexible but a lot more responsive than the ST2. the upper is very frexible, and both the heel and overall profile are lower. it also has a less noticeable post- the midsole is a lot softer than the ST2.

If you had to pick a shoe right out of the box and run a 20 miler in them, the ST2 would be the one; the DS just require a little more work to get accustomed to. the plus side is once you have them broken in(took me about 25-30 miles) they are an awesome shoe.

at gunpoint, right now i would buy the DS Racers over the ST2's, but then again, you're the one buying them, not me. good luck.

Saucony Tangent has reasonable medial support but still is a nice racing flat.

ICMack wrote:

The Saucony Grid Fastwitch Endurance (the Speed is the neutral version) is light and has some medial support, good marathon flat.

Stay away from this shoe, the midsole is way to soft for overpronators despite the medial post in the heel. And as a 2.18 runner I don't think you land on the inside of your heel. The medial post should be in the forefoot, no shoes with that. Go for a flat with a hard midsole. Soft shoes like fastwitch will increase the instability.

Some of the Adidas Flats have good medial posting. They might be worth a look. The Rotterdam is one I think.

What about the Supernova Comp?

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While I don't run in them, I do know several guys that are very happy with the new DS Racer's.

fei shaolin wrote:

ICMack wrote:

The Saucony Grid Fastwitch Endurance (the Speed is the neutral version) is light and has some medial support, good marathon flat.

Stay away from this shoe, the midsole is way to soft for overpronators despite the medial post in the heel. And as a 2.18 runner I don't think you land on the inside of your heel. The medial post should be in the forefoot, no shoes with that. Go for a flat with a hard midsole. Soft shoes like fastwitch will increase the instability.

Thanks for all the comments so far...particularly interested in the comments above...how do the DS Racer, Nike Streak II, Supernova and Wave Revolver compare in this respect? Rotterdams are too heavy for my liking.

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I'm looking for the same thing. I'm leaning towards the ds racers but have heard that the Katana races may also be an option.