Shoe for an overpronator? (Read 1299 times)

I'm sorry if this has been covered before (and several times, if that). I know I overpronate as I have flat feet and my arches fall when I land on my foot. The thing is, I don't pronate THAT much...and the shoes I wear - Brooks Addiction 6's - are like bricks. My question is: can I look at stability shoes as well as motion-control shoes? I'm looking for a new pair so I can rotate them, but I don't want a really heavy shoe like most motion control shoes tend to be. Any recommendations? Tips?

I've gotten fitted before, but the inventory wasn't extensive. I'm more asking about Stability shoes because I don't know much about them. I've read that they're more for mild overpronators (which is what I believe my foot type suggests), but I'm wondering about their pronation control. Are stability shoes meant more for a runner with a normal gait, or can mild overpronators wear them as well?

I thought motion control - overpronater - stability control - all meant pretty much the same thing? +1 on talking to the experts at good local running store. Make sure it's a store that sells more than 1 brand! When I went to a good running shoe store, they recommended Saucony Omni Grid 5 - and I have purchased them for a few years. They feel great (not like a brick at all - I am flat footed too). I don't think they market them anymore though - so I am sure I will have to change to something else the next time I get shoes...

See, I don't know...that's why I'm asking. I want a lighter shoe that has a bit of pronation control, but not necessarily a shoe that'll be like a rock because it's made for a foot that does some sort of crazy inward tilt! I understand being fitted, and I have...but again, the store had multiple brands but not many models. I was just wondering if a Stability shoe would still be okay for a mild overpronator like myself.

If your overpronation is just mild, then a stability shoe is where you'd want to be. Motion control are generally for those who overpronate severely. The main difference between stability and MC is degree. MC shoes offer the highest levels of stability...it's sort of a line that goes about like this in terms of control: neutral < guidance="" />< stability="" />< mc guidance is kind of a newer category...shoes that aren't quite neutral, but only have the smallest medial posts (usually a gray wedge of denser foam on the inside arch area of a shoe midsole). clear as mud? mc="" guidance="" is="" kind="" of="" a="" newer="" category...shoes="" that="" aren't="" quite="" neutral,="" but="" only="" have="" the="" smallest="" medial="" posts="" (usually="" a="" gray="" wedge="" of="" denser="" foam="" on="" the="" inside="" arch="" area="" of="" a="" shoe="" midsole).="" clear="" as=""></ mc guidance is kind of a newer category...shoes that aren't quite neutral, but only have the smallest medial posts (usually a gray wedge of denser foam on the inside arch area of a shoe midsole). clear as mud?>

Thanks, guys! I knew you all could help me. I'll go toy a new running store and see if I like the stability shoes they've got.

Just want to wish you the best of luck goddess! Those Brooks babies are like little anvils, I agree. (You might remember, I was mis-led into thinking I needed them, knee pain, yada yada.) If a lighter stability shoe will work for you, you're going to feel like you're running on air!

Just one other thing to try while at the store. I am a mild overpronator too but my ankles, knees and hips stay neutral. It's a low arch thing. Stability shoes were too much support and absolutely felt like bricks. I ended up with shin splints from them. My solution was a lightweight neutral trainer with Superfeet Green arch supports in them. I run in both ASICS Landreths and Fortitudes. Landreths are a bit lighter while the Fortitudes are a bit wider and a bit more stable. Not that this will work for you but it's another thing you can experiment with at the running store. The Superfeet Greens have been a Godsend to me. I no longer have shin splints.

I may have to try something like this. I am at wit's end. I have knee problems that I believe are in part from wearing a mild stability, lightweight performance trainer (NB 903)...my feet are absolutely in love with the shoes, but my right knee needs more control. So I moved to a moderate stability shoe (Mizuno Wave Inspire 4) and my knee is very happy...but my left foot could not be more angry--on the outside edge. Right foot is not particularly thrilled, either. So it may be back to the 903s and NB 826 (neutral performance trainer) with the addition of some sort of stabilizing insole.