I'm struggling to find the right shoe for my feet. I continue to rotate between three pair of Brooks. Ordered most to least support: Adrenaline, Axiom and Radius. I scrapped the custom orthotics, because they were kicking over my left foot too much and causing severe forefoot discomfort (under the first three toes). Now I have no additional support but need it, particularly for my right foot, which doesn't have the support of an arthroesis (the titanium implant in my left foot).
It's difficult to find the right balance of additional support given the fact that my left arch is fully supported by the implant and my right arch collapses completely. Until my pre-op appointment on November 4, I'm going to go back to what worked last summer--Brooks Adrenaline and $25-over-the-counter arch supports. I hope to be able to run the Philadelphia Half-Marathon on November 23, but I'd like to have the implant removed as soon as possible. It continues to cause forefoot and rearfoot discomfort, as it locks my foot in a neutral position and prevents any pronation whatsoever. That's not a very good shock-absorber.
3 comments:
Have you been to a specialty running store? Sometimes they can suggest a shoe you might not have heard of that could work for you!
It sounds like you have two different feet! Perhaps an arch support for the flat foot and nothing in the shoe that has the implant? When you get the implant out will your foot again be flat?
Two different feet is right, but once my left foot is implant-free, my feet will be closer to identical.
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