🤞 fingers crossed 🤞

[Ajs07]

Hopefully once off the IC, these will get me sorted, I took the other trainers back to different store to exchange and I was told that they were neutral trainers and as I over pronate, that is why I had my ankle injury!! Please be careful where and with whom you have gait analysis as it has cost me dearly !!

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Ah thats better! Good luck with those new babies and well done for getting to the bottom of it😊xx

[Ajs07 Graduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thank you x can’t wait to get going again x still too painful to even consider anything 😢but there is light at the end of the tunnel 😁

[davelinks Graduate10]

Oh! That's bad info after a gait analysis, hope it gets right soon and no permanent damage, I'd think they could be held liable if there was..

And yes, it's getting lighter out now...😊

[Ajs07 Graduate10 in reply to davelinks]

I’m really gutted, gait analysis recommended one trainer so bought them, lots of niggles, went back and different guy said that the ASICS would have been better, went to exchange to be told I had been sold a neutral trainer instead of 1 for over pronation, it has cost me a painful leg injury, delay in training and £85 in the process. I really really hope that the injury is short term as I’ve got 10k end of feb and half marathon in October x

[pinkaardvark Graduate10]

The current methods use in most store to perform 'gait analysis' are as close to science as a pot noodle is to a balanced nutrition meal. You may as well flip a coin to choose your shoes.

The reason you have gotten two different opinions is likely down to how poorly trained the people giving them are. I know this may not be a popular opinion on here but really you need to pay good money to a proper sports physio or similar to have effective gait recommendations made. Otherwise you should simply pick a shoe that feels comfy.

Try reading runnersconnect.net/running-...

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My gait analysis showed slight overpronation more in one foot than the other. They suggested I could use neutral shoes rather than stability that I had used previously. My ankle got progressively worse for 4 weeks until I exchanged the shoes for brooks stability shoes. It took another 4 weeks in the brooks for my ankle to recover. It was better on the first run but still painful through the run (at least not having to stop!). It gradually improved over the four weeks. Hopefully your ankle will get better in the new shoes. Just give it a little time to adjust again.

[Ajs07 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks, I was just sat here wondering how long I need to leave it until I can try running again. I have walked around the house in the new trainers and they feel amazing, much better than the last ones. It has been nearly a week and my ankle is still tender at times, I’m too scared to even go on the cross trainer for fear of making things worse.

[Hidden in reply to Ajs07]

I took a short exploratory run a few days after I got the new brooks and it felt better. I slowly built up distance again as the ankle recovered. I had got to 10 miles prior to the shoe issue. Maybe try a short run round the block to see how it feels, any issues just walk home.

[Ajs07 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

I am tempted but am worried that I will make things worse

[Fionn42]

I had a similar problem to you but ended up with a stress fracture of my lower fibula. I went to a sports physio with a painful and swollen ankle. She referred me to a specialist sports podiatrist who identified the fracture, referred me to the docs and then did a proper gait analysis and made custom made orthotics (which cost me £400). He told me to get ASICS Gel Kayanos to suit my specific pronation type. The upshot is that I have been running using orthotics and the Kayanos for two years now injury free. So I would recommend getting gait analysis done by a podiatrist and if you have any burning pain at all in your ankle, see the doc and get an X-ray!

[Ajs07 Graduate10 in reply to Fionn42]

I think my problem is posterior tibial tendinitis but is healing now as it’s getting less tender to touch and aches less each day. I’ve now returned to Asics, which I was using pre analysis, I bought the original pair online and only issue was sore knees day after a run , hopefully the new Asics will be great x

[Fionn42 in reply to Ajs07]

Good luck, sounds like you are doing all the right things.