Need a racing shoe (Read 702 times)

I have no arch and pronate. The last couple of years I've been running in Saucony Stabil MCs and Brooks Beasts - two of the heaviest shoes around. I also wear size 14. Trying to BQ in April (age 49, PR 3:38:54) and I want to help myself out by possibly running in a lighter shoe. Any ideas on a shoe that's around 10 oz that will optimize my chances to BQ?

This is three weeks later, but try the Saucony Tangent. It's a light shoe with some stability. I train in the Tangent and race in the Fastwitch. It's a fairly broad fit, which you'll appreciate if you're in the Stabil and Ariel. Many lighter shoes are quite narrow, like the Asics DS Trainer. The Brooks Axiom is another one you'll want to try. I've tried it on but haven't run a thousand miles in it like I have in the Tangent. Mizuno has the Elixir in the category of light trainers with stability, though it fits narrower than the Axiom or Tangent. You'll want to be sure that you can run in them for up to the 3:30:59 that your BQ will take. Being ready to run a race in them means doing at least one long run in them and running at least 8-10 miles at race pace in those shoes a few times.