List of Trainers With Little to No Heal Counter

Running Shoes/Running Gear Shoes

11 years ago 02/22/2013 6:32pm EST

As many of the others on this board seem to be having, I have had achilles issues this winter. After taking a substantial amount of time off (6 weeks), I am just about 100% and ready to ease back into things. I believe however, that the heal counter in my training shoes played a role in the worsening of my achilles tendinitis.

I'm hoping that we can get a list of trainers with little or no heal counter. I am looking for a little more shoe than is offered with minimalist stuff like the Nike Free's which I know generally don't have a heal counter. What do you have for me, LetsRun?

11 years ago 02/22/2013 8:41pm EST

re: Looky Here

New Balance Road Minimus, I'm not sure of the number, 00 maybe, Asics Gel Lyte 33, Nike Frees of various sorts, Puma Faas 300 if it's still around, adidas Gazelle Something or Other (sorry I can't think of the complete name.)

11 years ago 02/22/2013 8:43pm EST

re: HRE

Heel. You should know the difference if you are a runner.

11 years ago 02/23/2013 12:24pm EST

re: SMJO

The entire puma faas range, 200,250,300,350,400,500,550 etc very very underrated shoes. What a running shoe should be. Kinvara 1 and 2 also. I had loads of Achilles problems when I wore 'traditionally' protective running shoes. Since I changed zero Achilles issues.

11 years ago 02/23/2013 2:43pm EST

re: Looky Here

I posted a list a while back:

--New Balance Minimus Zero

--Skechers GoRuns

--Nike Frees

--Saucony Kinvaras

--Puma H Streets (street shoe version of track spike)

--the Nike Lunar Montreals (can find at Nike Outlet stores)

--Puma 250s, which in my opinion are a terrible shoe cause the upper doesn't hold the foot in place, and the sole is slick. The 300s seem to get high approval.

11 years ago 02/23/2013 3:39pm EST

re: Looky Here

NB 1010s or the Adidas adipure line,

11 years ago 02/26/2013 8:53am EST

re: HRE

The discontinued Lunar Montreals would have been a good choice for you. Lunaracer sole, with a fairly roomy upper, and no heel counter at all.

You can still find them on Ebay; do a search on "Lunar Montreal", "Lunar MTRL", and "LunarMTRL". (once with space, one without, it returns different results).

11 years ago 02/26/2013 12:41pm EST

re: gringonash

Also, don't be afraid to take a knife to the heel counter of a shoe that isn't working for you. I often make modifications to shoes to take them from unusable to wonderful.

Depending on where your Achilles is bothering you, you might cut down the heel counter, or make a big U notch in the back of your shoe (maybe up to 1.5" across). On some shoes you can open up the back of the upper and, with a bit of work, remove the stiff heel counter piece without otherwise messing up the upper.

I'll sometimes use duct tape to cover frayed/open modified parts, a couple of times I've sewed the materials closed again, but usually I just let them stay open and don't notice anything negative due to that.

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