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    • CommentAuthorFree Memberanonymous
    • CommentTimeNov 1st 2008
     
    anonymous
    I have noticed that my feet turn inward and my ankles hurt. I have an orthotic that is soft to help with metatrasal pain and arch support. It is not a full insert does anyone have advice on an insert that does all of this!
    • CommentAuthorFree Memberjrny15j
    • CommentTimeNov 1st 2008
     
    jrny15j
    If you go to an addis store you can have sneakers customized and calibrated to your foots arch and your running gate. It might work better than inserts and more cost effective.
    • CommentAuthorFree MemberKDogg
    • CommentTimeNov 1st 2008
     
    KDogg
    go to a running store and have them get you proper shoes for your mechanics.
    • CommentAuthorFree Memberanonymous
    • CommentTimeNov 1st 2008
     
    anonymous
    ok I have done this and they cannot find the right shoes for me so they told me to get insoles made to what I need. I have been to 2 running stores and they have done the running gate everything and I cannot find a pair of shoes that work.
    • CommentAuthorFree MemberKDogg
    • CommentTimeNov 1st 2008
     
    KDogg
    how do the shoes not work? what, in your opinion, makes them not work?
    • CommentAuthorFree Memberanonymous
    • CommentTimeNov 1st 2008
     
    anonymous
    They feel fine when I try them on at the store but after I run in them for a week either my knees hurt or my metatrasals hurt big time. I would love to find a pair of shoes that do not give me any problems. I have been to a dr. for feet and knees and I was told everything is a ok it is the shoes. So this is where I am. Oh I have lost alot of toe nails too.
    • CommentAuthorFree Memberkarrenb
    • CommentTimeNov 2nd 2008
     
    karrenb

    Generally, if you are losing toenails the shoes are too small. Your toes should not be touching the end of the shoe even on a downhill run. It is important to lace them tightly enough, but not too tightly to prevent sliding in the shoe.

     For insoles have you tried Walk-fit? They are quite strange and take at least 2-3 weeks for your feet to adjust. My first time I had to remove them after 1/2 mile. Now I run 12-15 miles and they feel great. I am hoping to train for another marathon but this time using these inserts.

    • CommentAuthorFree Memberchanel
    • CommentTimeNov 4th 2008
     
    chanel

    I hate to say this but I don't find there to be that many "knowledgeable" people at running stores even.  I have gone to multiple around my town and they don't even watch your gait on a treadmill - they watch how you walk and then tell you to put the shoes on and just run around the store to "see how they feel."  I was told that I was "normal" so I bought neutral shoes.  I started having knee pain and went to a ortho doc who sent me to a PT.  Sorry to say but even the orthos don't really seem to know much.  The PT finally helped me and had me running on a treadmill - she was shocked anyone told me I was "normal"  apparently I have a very pronounced pronation.  I got custom fitted for orthotics because I didn't want to go back to a running store to ask for over the counter orthotics because I don't trust anything they say.  The custom fit orthotics have been EXCELLENT.  I now still buy the neutral shoes because the orthotics should make them perfect and I haven't had any knee pain. 

    sorry to sound so pessimistic.  Good luck!

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    Harbourboy
    You have to really shop around and find a genuinely good physiotherapist.  Once you've found the good one, just do whatever they say after that.  Don't listen to us amateurs on the internet.
    • CommentAuthorFree Memberanonymous
    • CommentTimeNov 8th 2008
     
    anonymous
    I had orthotics made and they were 3/4 length and had met put in they and know they don't work at all. So I have given up on them all together. So I don't know what to do now.
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    Seth Wolcott
    I purchased a pair of the Superfeet blue insoles. They take a few days to get used to. The helped my plantar fasciitis along with a bit of stretching. I ran the Marine Corps Marathon (my first) with no foot pain whatsoever. Now I wear them all the time, they support my arches in all types of shoes.
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    robbin6812
    Custom foot orthotics from a podiatrist should help.  Also, the podiatrist I work for recommends New Balance.
    • CommentAuthorFree Memberjasbar65
    • CommentTimeDec 9th 2008
     
    jasbar65
    I think superfeet insoles would would work for you. They make them for all different activities and arches.
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    knockingsoul
    Spanco insoles are good too, but I think you should have your feet and current shoes checked by foot specialist to make sure that they are working well together.

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