sensible people's approach wrote:
OP, everyone else is right - if every shoe but one version of one shoe from 2 years ago causes you pain (when that shoe only had a minor change to the upper compared to a shoe you can still buy)...then it's not every shoe in the world's fault...it's something else you should be able to fix.
1.) Go buy Running Rewired
2.) Do what the book says
3.) Go to a store, find a pair of shoes that are comfortable
4.) Run pain free
4b.) If you have a similar "pain after 10 miles" issue in the future, sell those shoes at a discount in The Running Bin Facebook group. This will give you an acute sense of what you are doing to your local running store. Shoes with 10 miles on them are available for a touch more than half as much as retail price...because they're used.
I have no pain while running, and I have never had a serious injury, running 40-50 miles a week. The issue is afterwards : pain or should I say weird discomforts that didn't exist with other shoes that worked.
I'm a firm believer in listening to my body, and if something is not working I don't really believe in putting up with it or trying to push through it, so that is why I returned those 5 pairs of shoes. I think since Running Warehouse is so flexible with their policy I applied that understanding with other running shoe stores , but I see that isn't the case, or that was not the right approach.
I'm currently running in the zoom elite 9 and I'm liking the merrell access flex, which is a 0 drop flat. I'm a slight supinator, with a forefoot to midfoot strike, and I what I like about the zoom elite as well as the merrell flex is that they both keep the heel fixed in place which helps to keep my ankles from moving outward, cutting down on the supination.
I need to be close to the ground as possible, so that my turnover is quick and fast, allowing a more neutral pronation. Shoes with huge stack heights and high heel drops make my supination more than what it is. So a shoe has to be very flexible in the front, structure in the middle and heel part of the shoe, light, low to the ground with a nice amount on rubber on the sole. The New Balance Zante version 2 breathe was perfect in that sense, as well as the pure grit 1 ( which was more of a hybrid on the road off the road shoe, with no lugs. It was 4mm, light and durable).
The reason why I say I have good running mechanics is because my situation would be a lot worse than what is if I didn't run properly. My scoliosis is a slight curve, and has been with me since I was born, degenerate disc developed after the car accident. However, by maintaining an upright walking posture, and lifting correctly, plus my weight training and swimming, I have never had any major issues.
I have to be very deliberate with things, as well as being very cautious. Discomfort or pain is a signal from the body that something isn't right. Now, what is causing it? example: If I walk barefoot,or wear regular shoes, or a specific running shoe, there is no pain ( never excruciating pain) )or discomfort. But if I wear this particular running shoe or that particular running shoe, there is discomfort. So how do I approach the situation? Since I am a minimalist, and I believe the simplest answer is the best answer ( all things being equal), the answer would be to get rid of the shoes that are causing the problem. That is the reason for my action.
If running shoe companies didn't discontinue a running shoe after one year, a lot of this issues wouldn't occur. But at the same time I realize that running shoe stores are trying to run a business, and they have a bottom line to protect in order to stay in business.