spikes/flats for serious overpronation

you arent going to get any support really out of a spike. and you will be hard pressed to find one you can get an orthotic into. My friend did in an old Nike Zoom Rival I think, but it's going to be tight fit in anything.

As far as flats go, you are going to have an easier time. Im sure there are others, but the Asics DS Racer and Brooks Racer ST both have a decent medial post for some support, and I have put my orthotics in both. Still not as much support obviously as a regular trainer, but since you wont be doing much volume in them, you should be fine.

i would say that the kennedy's have the best arch support out of any spike out there so maybe that would help with your pronation a bit, other than that i'd say look at flats.

but you also have to remember that if you're pronating for 10 minutes in a 2 mile race it's not that big of a deal

i have a some orthotics made just for my spikes/flats. very narrow and light and still give me enugh support (not as much as my normal orthotics but then im not in them anywhere near as long.

You should just ask the430miler. I'm sure that he could give you some helpful insight as to what the cushioning should be, the "energy return" system to get, i bet he could even tell you what not to get.

bad feet wrote:

So I overpronate really bad, and now have a pair of orthodics that have helped me. Running in normal shoes if fine, but I need to get a pair of spikes or flats for racing. I'm mostly racing track right now (1600 + 3200) I figured I'd be better off in a pair of racing flats and possibly seeing if I could get a pair that'd let me stick in my orthodics. Anyone have any expirience with this, your help's greatly appreciated.

if i were you, i would get any typical racing spike that has good cushioning/energy return, and then i would remove the rear medial spike (the one near your pinky toe)

this will aid in your pronation. if your pronation is really bad, then put in atleast 1/4 inch spikes and remove the spike i told you to.

bump for the op

bad feet wrote:

So I overpronate really bad, and now have a pair of orthodics that have helped me. Running in normal shoes if fine, but I need to get a pair of spikes or flats for racing. I'm mostly racing track right now (1600 + 3200) I figured I'd be better off in a pair of racing flats and possibly seeing if I could get a pair that'd let me stick in my orthodics. Anyone have any expirience with this, your help's greatly appreciated.

Pronation when running in trainers is worse because the shoes are built up so high and probably because you're heel striking. Running in spikes there's much less elevation and you should be landing on the forefoot anyway (that's why they put the spike plate there) so pronation in spikes shouldn't be a problem and you don't need an orthotic. If you're heel striking on the track while wearing spikes you need to fix that.

bad feet wrote:

So I overpronate really bad, and now have a pair of orthodics that have helped me. Running in normal shoes if fine, but I need to get a pair of spikes or flats for racing. I'm mostly racing track right now (1600 + 3200) I figured I'd be better off in a pair of racing flats and possibly seeing if I could get a pair that'd let me stick in my orthodics. Anyone have any expirience with this, your help's greatly appreciated.

When you're running quickly, you land more on your midfoot/forefoot and thus skip the resistance phase of your footstrike that the orthotic is designed to modify. All it will do is take up space and slow you down.