OMG This is amazing. YES! That's why I make these videos. Glad it helped. Consider sharing the video

Yes I realize they are business to make money. They always take the liner out and fold it and twist it to show it has no support. Thus sell you and others on a expensive insole that doubles nearly the price of the shoe. The clerk is just trying to make a living and is told by the manager to do so eventhough you didnt need it as you discovered. Proof is in the pudding. However it was a good experiment for your knowledge and hopefully you can return the expensive insole and get your money back. If the store is honorable and realy want to help you get the right runner for you they would reimburse you or at least give you credit on your next pair of runners purchased. Like what the guy said you are not dissing the manufacturer and trying to prove them wrong. You only going by your results. Happy running.

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Karen!! Amazing! Yes you're being smart by reducing the "cast" on your foot, and by taking your time doing it. Years and years of running in traditional footwear shouldn't be corrected overnight...or even in a few months. This can take years to fully get back to fully healthy feet. - it took me about two years to be fully comfortable in zero drop.

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Thanks. Yeah metatarsalgia can definitely benefit from a met pad

Good point that orthotics are very individualized. But our bodies were not meant to have any sort of cast, or alteration to our biome mechanics with our feet. If someone needs orthotics, it’s likely because they’ve spent many years, or decades, in their life minimizing their mobility and strength in their foot. The long-term solution is to get back full function of the foot. And orthotics, although they might help with current pain, they do not help long-term with strengthening, and mobilizing the foot

well said. The weight is a prime cause. Insoles can only do so much. Thanks for your honestly. But with insoles...think of them like a case. if you're actively hurt, then you want to case (insole) the injury...but LONG term, keeping the case or insole on will hurt you. The insole doesn't require your muscles to be used in your feet...so they weaken over time...which creates issues. So in general...no insoles. They have a place for an acutely injured person, but otherwise they weaken you more and more over time. Our feet were meant to be barefoot much/all of the time, and get VERY strong when we move towards that.

@@runelitecoach I took them out and have been running without insoles Just sore calves, no shin splints. Zone 2 running and taking my time. I’m actually enjoying running more now! Btw; I was 240 mostly muscle but the weight still sucks for running long distance, im now down to 227, losing some muscle but looking waaaaaaay leaner

Not sure what those are. But either way, in this video I share that you may very well want to not be in ANY insole.

They were bought out twice while I worked for them. Still zero drop still foot shaped toe box. That hasn’t changed

@@runelitecoach have you tried their new escalente racer 2.0? I love the original and dread the "mandatory" upgrade. I heard mix review about it.

With tibialis tendinitis, you actually can be in a slightly higher drop shoe temporarily. So I would go with the forward experience by Altra.

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Likely it’s from under conditioning. Just take it slow and let the adaptations happen. Likely a contributor is Landon on your heels. Do you know if you do? You can check the heels of your shoes and look to see if the back outside corner is worn down a lot.

@@runelitecoach I really focus on landing mid foot now but still on the outside of my foot. I haven't been running too long so I'll keep that in mind. My current running shoes are also my work shoes ( healthcare worker) so I get 15-20k steps a day so the outside corner definitely shows wear and tear from the walking heel strike.

Unless it’s coupled with an injury, it’s not a problem. Some of the best runners who have ever lived prune a large amount, and most shoe salesman would tell them that they overpronate. Type into KZfaq Haile Gebrselasie pronation. you’ll see that he is massively overrating, yet he’s not injured and en route to setting a world record in a marathon. You likely don’t need to correct it, it’s not a flaw.

Sure you can, just make sure you train them first to make sure there aren’t any issues. And this may sound silly, but some people miss it, be sure to take out the existing sock liner.

@@runelitecoach thank you so much!❤

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@@runelitecoach but zero drop is very tricky to handle

But your question was on shoes to revive an orthotic. When your orthotic is built, it’s built on a zero drop platform. So just put it in a neutral shoe and then you get the effect of the orthotic. Why would you want to alter the orthotic by putting it into a high drop shoe?

@runelitecoach My physiokinetik therapist told me that for my foot condition is better to stay away from 0 drop shoes because it gives unnecessary stress to the Achilles

Your actual foot is zero drop. It only stretches out your Achilles because you’ve spent a lifetime in a high drop shoe. The long-term solution is to get back to a natural position of your foot.

Everyone should pronate. Of course they should.