SHOE NERDS: advice on a good neutral/cushioned trainer?

Depending on how much you want to spend, there are a lot of good shoes out there. Check out what your local running shop has because depending on your arch and foot shape, there are a lot of options.

That being said, I would suggest the Saucony Ride 2, awesome update this past year, has been very popular. As far as a racing flat, I can't find anything better than the Nike Streak XC. But that's just me, those shoes may not work for you, but I love them.

Adidas Supernova Glides

Both good suggestions above. I am personally a fan of the Mizuno Wave Rider 12s that came out a bit ago. The latest update to the Brooks Glycerin is great too.

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I just got back at it too and lost 12 pounds in a month. My old supernova were too worn and I got the new Nike Vomero 4. Wow! Great shoe. Nice wide toe box too compared to some of their past shoes.

I have another 15lbs to go and these are great for me. Despite being a fatso I am still a forefoot striker.

Brooks Ghost

Minzuno Elixir

Asics Cumulus

Saucony Ride

Mizuno Wave Rider

Brooks Defyance

Go to your local running retailer and try a few on. See what works for your foot-type and go from there. For a light-weight trainer I have loved the Brooks Ghost.

Im totally going to hi-jack this thread. Ive been running in the asics ds trainer 14 and was wondering how this shoe is compared to others as far as support goes? I dont know much about shoes but I liked it because it was light weight and it felt like it had more support than the Brooks Ghost I had been running in. I live in a town with no trails what so ever so have to run on roads all the time so have been thinking about getting a shoe with more support but if the ds trainers have just as much support as others I would like to stay with them. Any suggestions?

The Wave Riders are definetely the way to go, they have the largest following for a reason, they are a very good shoe, but will last for only around 300 miles.

If you've been out of the game for a while- go with something a little more substantial than a lightweight trainer- the Asics Cumulus should be fine. I really like the Vomero from Nike- but be sure you want to build back up before you break the bank on those!

The Vomero has been great for me the last 2 years...haven't tried the 4s yet but am on my fourth pair of Vomero 3s!

For road/bike path running, I have been liking the Brooks Ghost.

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Mizuno wrote:

The Wave Riders are definetely the way to go, they have the largest following for a reason, they are a very good shoe, but will last for only around 300 miles.

I would agree that the Wave Rider's tend to be a good shoe... I can't say much about the newest model as I have yet to use them, but I will take issue with the 300mile statement... I have used Rider's which have lasted way longer than 300, I use them mainly on trails, however I would still contend that they have a long shelf life.

I would also like to suggest the Nike Lunar Trainer.. its a weird looking shoe but its neutral and very cushioned trainer and surpisinly responsive. If possible get two different pairs of shoes and alternate, I find that I tend not to get injured when I have a stable of shoes to alternate with.

"Im totally going to hi-jack this thread. Ive been running in the asics ds trainer 14 and was wondering how this shoe is compared to others as far as support goes? I dont know much about shoes but I liked it because it was light weight and it felt like it had more support than the Brooks Ghost I had been running in. I live in a town with no trails what so ever so have to run on roads all the time so have been thinking about getting a shoe with more support but if the ds trainers have just as much support as others I would like to stay with them. Any suggestions?"

Well, you are correct in thinking that the ds trainer has more support than the brooks ghost, because it does. The Ghost is a lightweight neutral shoe, while the Ds trainer is a lightweight stability shoe. If you notice on the medial side of the ds trainer, there is a grey block, that is Asics duomax midsole material.

I would say to stay with the ds trainer, as long as you have not had any serious issues. Now, another thing to consider is that the DS trainer is light on cushion, maybe going into the 2140 would give you bit more of that.

Nike Vomero

Asics Nimbus or Cumulus

Saucony Rides are also great.

I shy away from Mizunos these days. A bit too firm. Very light, comfortable, and flexible, but I missed the more futon-like feel of the Saucony.

If Sauconys are futons, Asics are waterbeds.

Nikes--hell, I don't know. Poofy, expensive, not super durable for those of us over 180 lbs.

I got the Defyance and i like them...totally up to you though

try a bunch on

i think i wound up ordering them here:

https://sayvillerunning.com/item/42044/

I was loving the last edition of the Saucony Rides, I tried the new ones out for a day and they just weren't doing it for me. The Wave Riders have also been a flop. Now back to the drawing board, any fans of the Cumulus or Nimbus? I have tried the Landreth with mixed results due to excessive rubbing in the midfoot area.

adidas wrote:

Adidas Supernova Glides

How does the Glide differ from the Supernova Cushion -- or are they even making the Supernova Cushion anymore?