Shoes for a supinator

As a supinator, I have been successful with the Nike Vomero and Pegasus. You want a flexible shoe without medial support.

Where exactly on the shoe was the rip and how many miles ? If relatively new, you may want to contact Brooks for possible compensation.

Cumulus line if you prefer the wide toebox. I felt you could get the most life out of the Asics brand and I needed the toe space.

But the real answer is to fix your form.

What is my passowrd? wrote:

Cumulus line if you prefer the wide toebox. I felt you could get the most life out of the Asics brand and I needed the toe space.

But the real answer is to fix your form.

Any advice on how to do that? Fix supination/under pronation that is.

in my opinion, and in my experience, DON'T fix form unless you've had serious injury issues. i've supinated for 38+ years of consistent running (i'm 52 now), and i've done ok by it--never had a surgery, and my achilles issues only really started catching up to me the last couple years, requiring a couple of month to two month breaks.

that said, be prepared to spend more money on shoes. i shred most of mine quicker than most (relative to the shoe), and i really shred racing flats. i like the saucony kinvaras (the 10s are working ok for me now), but they typically don't hold up well durability-wise. wish i could give you mileage specifics, but i don't count since i rotate shoes daily. best durability for me seems to be the asics dynaflytes and roadhawks. the asics 451s worked for me on tempo runs, and i've used adidas adios on longer tempos. i currently use asics hyperspeed 7s for trackwork.

hope this helps,

cush

There's a lot to be said about imbalance, stretching, and drills. As a supinator my go to is Hips, and higher cadence. Rolling out both glutes for 5 mins then doing isolation on both lateral and medial ITs. The looser the hips the better rotation and cadence which helps your footplant land underneath hips avoiding stress on patella and Achilles tendons.

For footwear I used the Ghost series for a number of years but found the 12mm drop was too noticeable ultimately leading to sore patella tendons(runners knee) I do like the idea of a drop which has kept hamstrings fairly loose. I recently switched over to Pegasus 34, 36. Both of these are 10mm drop but feel so much more distributed than Ghost. The nice thing about Pegasus is the firmer rubber on the lateral side that subtly reminds you to keep straight although even if your off the "crashrail" is extremely durable.

I was thinking of checking out the fuelcell rebel for racers as it has a lateral flare basically like a basketball shoe.

Adiag wrote:

. The looser the hips the better rotation and cadence which helps your footplant land underneath hips avoiding stress on patella and Achilles tendons.

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This can't be overemphasized.

Stretching, yoga, anything to loosen the hips.

NB Fuelcell Rebel - great shoe, good cushion, easy to run fast in, and it’s the only shoe that had a mid-sole medial bump-out that I think works great. I’m on my third pair and they are my favorite all around shoe.

DC Wonk wrote:

only shoe that had a mid-sole medial bump-out .

Could you clarify bump-out ?

sa2 wrote:

DC Wonk wrote:

only shoe that had a mid-sole medial bump-out .

Could you clarify bump-out ?

+1

Ciro wrote:

sa2 wrote:

Could you clarify bump-out ?

+1

If you look at the FC rebels lateral side midsole it flares outward and there is a clear extra mm of foam on an angle. This is basically to catch the lateral force and direct it forward. NB used their design data making this lateral flare to minimize lateral pressure(supination) and make foot more distributed for better efficiency/power.

I've read a lot of slight pronators who have said the FC rebel makes them pronate, which confirms it works for Neutral to Supinator.

DC Wonk wrote:

NB Fuelcell Rebel - great shoe, good cushion, easy to run fast in, and it’s the only shoe that had a mid-sole medial bump-out that I think works great. I’m on my third pair and they are my favorite all around shoe.

Were you true to size? (with other running shoes)

Adiag wrote:

Ciro wrote:

+1

If you look at the FC rebels lateral side midsole it flares outward and there is a clear extra mm of foam on an angle. This is basically to catch the lateral force and direct it forward. NB used their design data making this lateral flare to minimize lateral pressure(supination) and make foot more distributed for better efficiency/power.

I've read a lot of slight pronators who have said the FC rebel makes them pronate, which confirms it works for Neutral to Supinator.

Thank you, well explained. Is it a good everyday shoe?

At a size 9 I believe FC Rebel is 7.7oz. Granted I am 6'170lbs and would not use it as a daily it's far too snappy/firm at speed. I was actually looking at Rebel for longer (HM) races, tempos. I do believe this rebel to have a slight upgrade to Adios 4...My other shoes are Boston 8, NB 1080v10 and Adidas Terrex agravic.

Yea they ripped after like 150 miles in my second pair which I ran more on road with

Good article from Solereview on the subject.

https://www.solereview.com/best-running-shoes-for-supination-or-underpronation/

the only long lasting shoes i've found (as supinator) are adidas boston or adios 4

DC Wonk wrote:

NB Fuelcell Rebel - great shoe, good cushion, easy to run fast in, and it’s the only shoe that had a mid-sole medial bump-out that I think works great. I’m on my third pair and they are my favorite all around shoe.

How much mileage do you get out of a pair - just curious on the durability of the foam, since it's probably an EVA foam blend.

One of the best supination running shoes is no doubt the Ghost 12 albeit with a lack of durability in the upper unit. The other really good shoe I've been using for a while is the Mizuno Wave Rider series. Also, Brooks has a warranty on their products, so you might want to contact them.

I’ve supinated my whole running career ( 20 years so far) and have not had many injuries except for two ruptured plantar plate tendons in my left foot which was surgically fixed so if you’re trying to fix your foot strike you may trade in one injury for a whole set of others. Anyways, the Pegs have been great, Adidas Boston’s for good response and decent durability, I’m really liking this year’s New Balance FC 890’s for my supination and they’re a 6mm drop which doesn’t force me to crash into the front of the toe box like a 12mm would plus they have slightly less cushioning then the Pegs but more than the Adidas Boston’s.