Does anybody have experience of Sorbothane insoles? Do they help? Which sort are best?
Running in the dark has made me move from trail running to more road/pavement running, and as a result my feet ache and my knees are a bit dodgy too. Do you think sorbothane insoles would help – or should I be buying more shoes with more cushioning?
Thanks for any comments & advice.
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After this I bought some of the sorborthane insoles, and I haven't had any knee problems since. I'd be a bit wary of ascribing the improvement just to the insoles, as I guess there's a certain amount of my knees taking a few months to get used to the stresses of running, but they certainly didn't do any harm.
So a qualified yes - don't expect any miracles, but they seem worth a 20 quid investment. I use the double strike ones, for the very well thought out reason that they were the only ones in the shop...
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I think there are two types of full length ones - one which is flat and has cushioning heel and toes, and other does too but is shaped to support the arch as HR mentions.
Having said that, in one pair of shoes which were for over-pronators, the shoes plus the insole was too much and over corrected me, so beware of that. I ended up with really sore achilles as a result.
Seriously - think about changing your shoes. Go to a good shop and get yourself fitted properly. You'll probably pay over the odds but once you've found a pair that you like you can always go back to mail order....