So - I'm running in some Karrimor shoes. Only doing 5-14km runs, it is all I have time for. Mostly on pavement with 30% of the longer runs on muddy off-road.
I have an old injury to one foot/ankle that gives me trouble - some ligaments are missing, some are weak.
I'm a heel-striker, neutral gait.
My shoes feel very 'dead' and solid when running. No spring. Difficult to know how many km they've done, looking at strava maybe 150km.
Wondering if I'd benefit from something with a lot more cushioning. The only thing concerns me about trying that is the extra cushioning height creating instability when going over irregular surfaces - the injured ankle has no stability.
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Go to a shop and try on some well cushioned shoes.
First jog in them this morning, just 7km - they are maybe a bit tight across the toes and there was a slight rub at one heel, I'll have to try a different lacing and watch out for the heel rub.
But most important, no foot pain from the injured foot. No metatarsals feeling like they'd been snapped, ankle is absolutely fine. Normally, after a run, my ankle feels like the talus bone has been forced up between fibia and tibia and I limp for the next 24hrs.