Hi all, I've not posted much in a long time because I've not run much in a long time. But that'll be changing soon, now that spring promised to arrive again this year. But that's not why I'm here at the moment.
I have offered to help my neighbor's daughter buy her first pair of running shoes. She has gone out for middle school track and her old sneakers won't work for her. So I need a little guidance on how to help her shop. Her mom is a little afraid of the local running shop charging her $150 for shoes for a girl who has never run, and I'm afraid they'll put her in giant motion control shoes.
Although she's athletic, playing volleyball and softball pretty much every year, E spends most of her time in flip flops (as so many kids in jr high do). She is also overweight, and I've seen how much she pronates-- it's a lot. But my arches are low too, and when the LRS gave me shoes to fix my "overpronation", I ended up with shin splints and sore arches almost immediately. I don't want her to be set up for failure like that.
So to sum up this overly long post, I want some info on how to shop for shoes that won't raise red flags with her track coach, but also won't break her will to run. Any ideas? (I'll also be happy to accept any science on how motion control shoes don't work, I like to be well-informed if a salesperson tries to tout Brooks Beasts.)
I have offered to help my neighbor's daughter buy her first pair of running shoes. She has gone out for middle school track and her old sneakers won't work for her. So I need a little guidance on how to help her shop. Her mom is a little afraid of the local running shop charging her $150 for shoes for a girl who has never run, and I'm afraid they'll put her in giant motion control shoes.
Although she's athletic, playing volleyball and softball pretty much every year, E spends most of her time in flip flops (as so many kids in jr high do). She is also overweight, and I've seen how much she pronates-- it's a lot. But my arches are low too, and when the LRS gave me shoes to fix my "overpronation", I ended up with shin splints and sore arches almost immediately. I don't want her to be set up for failure like that.
So to sum up this overly long post, I want some info on how to shop for shoes that won't raise red flags with her track coach, but also won't break her will to run. Any ideas? (I'll also be happy to accept any science on how motion control shoes don't work, I like to be well-informed if a salesperson tries to tout Brooks Beasts.)