I'm having some Achilles pain and have been running in the Nike Free since this doesn't put any pressure on my achilles. I was wondering if there are any other shoes with a similarly soft and flexible heel.
I'm having some Achilles pain and have been running in the Nike Free since this doesn't put any pressure on my achilles. I was wondering if there are any other shoes with a similarly soft and flexible heel.
Nike lunar racer does not have a heel counter.
NB 1400 v2 does not have a heel counter.
Start there
Asics gel-lyte33
Saucony Kinvara
Saucony Type A5
I wanna say NB 730 and some of their minimus shoes, but it's been a while since I held any in my hand.
The guys who developed the Nike Frees are the ones who developed the Skechers GoRuns. They have a pliable upper/no heel cup, and have a great fit and flexible sole. I haven't tried the latest version, but it's supposed to have less of the midfoot bump that the first version had.
Spira.
Wow explain this. Same r and d team? Did somebody defect?
try skechers wrote:
The guys who developed the Nike Frees are the ones who developed the Skechers GoRuns. They have a pliable upper/no heel cup, and have a great fit and flexible sole. I haven't tried the latest version, but it's supposed to have less of the midfoot bump that the first version had.
Mizuno evo cursoris
Mizuno evo levitas
Perfect sub for the free run.
Happens all the time with highly educated/skilled people. Running shoe design, automobile design, etc. Whore themselves out to the highest bidder- wouldn't you?
Biker wrote:
Wow explain this. Same r and d team? Did somebody defect?
try skechers wrote:The guys who developed the Nike Frees are the ones who developed the Skechers GoRuns. They have a pliable upper/no heel cup, and have a great fit and flexible sole. I haven't tried the latest version, but it's supposed to have less of the midfoot bump that the first version had.
Biker wrote:
Wow explain this. Same r and d team? Did somebody defect?
Yes, I remember watching a video with the guys- a guy who used to be with Nike and another from Fila. They're doing some really cool things with their shoes right now. I've been to our local Skechers store a few times, and they are more than impressive. They're putting a lot of thought into their shoe designs.
gringonash wrote:
Happens all the time with highly educated/skilled people. Running shoe design, automobile design, etc. Whore themselves out to the highest bidder- wouldn't you?
i thought there'd at least be a nondisclosure/noncompete clause for those employees' contracts! :P
I have the same issue as the OP--my right achilles is huge compared to the left. That's why I switched the Frees about 2.5 years ago. Those were too expensive since I could no longer find them cheap at the outlet. So, I switched to Skechers GoRun (you can find great deals on these on Amazon--got a few for $26!!!). I'm trying to transition back to normal running shoes, but still have pain when the back of the shoe digs into my achilles.
So, this is a long way of saying I just bought some Asics GEL-Super J33. I have some miles remaining on my Skechers, so I haven't done any real runs in the Asics.
My achilles have been behaving themselves for a couple of years, but I had a bad case of retro-calcaneal burisitis last year. After trying a variety of shoes I have settled on training in Lunaracers and Skechers GoRuns. The GoRuns felt a bit strange with arch bump and low heel when I started with them, but everything has been great running and alternating between those shoes for over a year now. Plus you can find them cheap online.