" Just a quick update, went to Pete Bland Sports in Kendal for the Asics Dartfish gait testing. The guy said I was spot on with the Kayanos, but I could get away with 2130s, but to note he felt I needed the extra support the Kayano offered."
The cynic in me says that he would say that - because he wants you to buy the much more expensive Kayanos. No offence intended to Pete Bland Sports.....but if it was an Asics promotion, perhaps?DougieB, I thought a stability shoe and a pronation shoe were the same thing? Or at least until you got to the point of severe overpronation, when it becomes a motion control shoe? What's the distinction you're making?
Heather, FWIW, I wear 2130s and find them great. I'm a moderate overpronator, but not heavy. I tend to think of myself as a fairly typical female overpronator. Prior to that I'd been wearing 1120s, which a gait analysis had shown as being slightly more controlling on me, despite being cheaper and the model down (so to speak). I've also worn Brooks Adrenaline like Gym Addict, and they were great for me too. In fact I concur with the sensation that my feet had wings...so responsive!Even though all the above shoes work for my gait and don't cause me any injury, the 2130s are the only ones that don't seem to give me blisters. Goodness knows why this should be. T
he point I'm trying to make is that several shoes might work for you. If you have a pair that seem to work better than any others and you do want to rotate them, I'd get two of the exact same model. You can always buy the second pair cheap online once you've been properly fitted for the first.
Posted: 22/09/2008 at 14:38
