Which shoe brand has caused you or people you know the most injuries?

Jurkyjurkjurk wrote:

Asics are the worst. My whole team used to run in them, the injury rates were shockingly high. The common ones was weird toe issues, metatarsal stress fractures, and tibial stress fractures. I came to the conclusion that none of there shoes were designed for runners at the elite level, except maybe the flats Ryan Hall used to wear.

Asics makes fine running shoes. You're buying the wrong ones or you all have wide feet. What did your team use?

These are good ones:

Hyperspeed, Piranha, Sortie, SkySensor, Tarther Zeal, DS racer.

They make traditional trainers like everyone else.

I like Nimbus too for slow stuff. It is flexible and the gel cushion lasts forever.

fisky wrote:

Nike

Me too. I got injured in Nike Frees. I've never been injured in other light weight shoes like hyperspeed or Adidas Boost. The Nike Frees are gimmicks IMO. Worst shoe ever.

Nike. Gave me knee and ankle issues and pf. Since switching to asics my pf went away and I've been injury free

ouchie wrote:

Newtons, without a doubt. About 80% of the people I know who've attempted to run in them ended up with some form of a debilitating injury that knocked them out of running for at least two weeks, with an estimated average of six weeks.

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The lugs cause stress fractures in the foot

They are dam fast shoes until you get injuried

My white vans have been giving me Major injury issues

Damn Daniel

Newton's sucked me in when they first came out years ago. I paid full retail, and had a injury after 3 runs.

In the 80s, a pair of Ponys once pulled a knife on me. They were drunk.

Nike trainers

confused here wrote:

fisky wrote:

Nike

Me too. I got injured in Nike Frees. I've never been injured in other light weight shoes like hyperspeed or Adidas Boost. The Nike Frees are gimmicks IMO. Worst shoe ever.

The Nike Frees are a great shoe IMO. BUT, you have to transition into them as they are a low drop shoe. If you buy a pair and make them your only shoe you will likely get injured, as they change your foot strike. You need start by running in them a mile or two a day and gradually increase your mileage in them. As you transition to the mid foot strike, it puts stresses on different parts of your legs that your body is not used to. Too much too soon and your legs can't handle it.

The other problem with the Frees is you don't get a lot of mileage out of them. As a light weight shoe they break down quickly. I get about 300 miles, maybe 350 max before they are toast. Running more than that and you are asking for injury. So, they are a great shoe, but pretty expensive at $120 a pair for 300-350 miles.

This is also why they are not a good shoe for high school runners. Typically kids train in only one pair of shoes. So, if they buy frees they don't transition into them. Switching to frees as their only trainer could cause problems, and parents can't afford to keep buying $120 shoes after 300-350 miles.

I run in low drop shoes all the time. For me, the problem is the flex. Twist flex is ok for me, but not the "metal watch strap" flex design of the sole. That causes me the injuries, IMO.

Like the first strap here

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confused here wrote:

I run in low drop shoes all the time. For me, the problem is the flex. Twist flex is ok for me, but not the "metal watch strap" flex design of the sole. That causes me the injuries, IMO.

Like the first strap here

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The biggest problem for me on the sole design was the amount of rocks that get stuck in the sole. I only run on trails and dirt roads, and the amount of rocks that would get stuck in the sole was amazing. I started putting all the rocks I collected from my shoes in a big jar, but I filled it up after a month and gave up. The new sole design is better though.

That I'd actually relate to the shoes, I've seen many runners in Saucony with lateral or central forefoot injuries.

I've seen some horrible damage to the forefoot in people wearing Newtons.

Adidas Boost - Achilles tendon injuries.

I have NOT seen many with injuries who wear Hokas (none), minimal shoes (a few), vibrams (a few), or even barefoot (none) so far in my 15 years of practice. I'm a little surprised by that.

Funny, because the only time I have my athletes get Hokas is when they come to me with foot injuries. 100% at taking care of plantar fascitis so far. (Not that I expect that streak to last.)

no question about it wrote:

Hoka One Ones

I mean, who seriously thought that was going to be a good idea? It's a dumb gimmick that has hobby jogger written all over it. No thanks.

I had a series of knee injuries wearing Hokas. Now I wear blades.

This is easy wrote:

Funny, because the only time I have my athletes get Hokas is when they come to me with foot injuries. 100% at taking care of plantar fascitis so far. (Not that I expect that streak to last.)

Hokas made my long ago PF come back within a few runs. Too stiff and clunky. I started feeling some slight pain at my knees. If your feet can't flex properly to absorb the shock, it's transferred up the kinetic chain to the knees. I've heard of others developing knee problems with Hokas. They definitely have some quality control issues- I tried on different colors of the same Cliftons, and they varied in size and fit between 9.5-10. Never seen so much variation ever with the same exact shoe.

Tried the Challengers on the trails- feet can't feel the ground to torque with the terrain. Felt like I was one foul step away from an ankle sprain. I tried some thinner soled shoes the following weekend and was better apt to climb and jump around technical terrain.

truth be told. wrote:

This is easy wrote:

Funny, because the only time I have my athletes get Hokas is when they come to me with foot injuries. 100% at taking care of plantar fascitis so far. (Not that I expect that streak to last.)

Hokas made my long ago PF come back within a few runs. Too stiff and clunky. I started feeling some slight pain at my knees. If your feet can't flex properly to absorb the shock, it's transferred up the kinetic chain to the knees. I've heard of others developing knee problems with Hokas. They definitely have some quality control issues- I tried on different colors of the same Cliftons, and they varied in size and fit between 9.5-10. Never seen so much variation ever with the same exact shoe.

Exactly. The standard Hoka One is too stiff. No side flex in the bondi.

The Clifton is their best shoe by far and flexible enough.

Lack of flex or "stability" or "motion control" is THE recipe for plantar fascitiis. You want PF, use a motion control shoe when you don't need it. Guaranteed you'll get PF if you have high archs. Never again.

I've tried the original Clifton and it was fine. I don't know about the stiffness in the newer ones, but I won't use the Bondi's again.

I'm also using the Adios Boost and haven't had any achilles problems like the guy mentioned above. It is a well designed shoe IMO. The drop seems like a lot, but it isn't really a heel striker shoe afterall.

Hoka gave me knee and ankle injury.

Adidas ruined my running career in college. And many others on the team.