Sub 10oz stability trainer with heel-toe drop under 8mm?

The Saucony Progrid Mirage comes out this month. Mild stability shoe with 4mm drop, 8.9oz. There is a product video about it on runningwarehouse.com

If you go really low to the ground...the medial posting won't be needed. Saucony Kilkenny could be just right for you.

Probably not quite as low to the ground as you want but the adizero mana is a good shoe.

Shoe Help.... wrote:

The Saucony Progrid Mirage comes out this month...

The Progrid Mirage looks to be an interesting shoe, and I've definitely been jealous of everyone raving about their Kinvaras.

There's a local Road Runner's Sports that offers 90-day returns, so I may order a pair of the Newton Sir Issac or Motus to check out while I wait til February for these to come out.

jamesfry wrote:

If you go really low to the ground...the medial posting won't be needed...

This is an interesting perspective but I've gotten hurt in the past doing too many training runs in my Hyperspeeds so I apparently need some cushioning. Thanks though.

twig mzungu wrote:

...the adizero mana is a good shoe.

Thanks, this seems like a cool shoe but the drop is as much or more than my DSTs.

NJ Possible wrote:

jamesfry wrote:

If you go really low to the ground...the medial posting won't be needed...

This is an interesting perspective but I've gotten hurt in the past doing too many training runs in my Hyperspeeds so I apparently need some cushioning. Thanks though.

Could be related to speed too...I would run much faster in racing flats compared regular trainers. Intensity kills.

Mizuno Wave Musha

I don't know how to measure heel to toe drop, but the adizero tempo is a sub 10 oz stability shoe and it seems to have a low heel.

fits similarly to the ds trainer, too.

NJ Possible - what part of NJ are you from? I live in NJ and there's a RRS very close by to me.

NJNJ wrote:

NJ Possible - what part of NJ are you from? I live in NJ and there's a RRS very close by to me.

Bergen Co. If that's you as well check the Facebook group runners of Bergen co.

Try a Asics 2150! This is the greatest shoe ever. To get that light you will prob need to order a womens size 4 or so. Maybe you have small feet?

Did you measure the manas? Maybe it's just the feel and not the actual measurement, but I've had both and the manas seem to have less drop than the DSTs...and they feel lower and lighter overall.

I've run in both the DS Trainer and the Adizero Mana and would second that the Manas have less of a drop, not more. They're also a lighter shoe (8oz vs 10oz) but seem to have a good amount of cushioning for their weight (more than the Musha, also 8oz).

try the Brooks ST Racer-awesome shoe

Asics FANatic wrote:

Try a Asics 2150! This is the greatest shoe ever. To get that light you will prob need to order a womens size 4 or so. Maybe you have small feet?

Too bad its heel drop is about 10 or 12mm.

Anyways, OP, there aren't very many stability trainers with that kind of drop. The heel drop almost functions as part of the medial posting (main stability control device). Nike has some lightweight trainers that have some stability, not sure on the heel drop there. Kinvaras are nice, but I wish they were about 4mm thinner the whole way 'round. I have Nike Free 3.0 v2s and think they are probably the best shoes I've ever owned. Not much stability there! At least in the traditional sense. You can also think of stability in terms of how close you are to the ground--closer=more stable.

Have you considered using a rigid insert like Superfeet inside a low-drop shoe to control your pronation. Of course, the superfeet will add a few mm on its own. So you'd almost need a zero-drop shoe to get 4mm.

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