I’ve written about my knee issues a few times, as well as a probably during the 2 half marathons where the ball of my right foot started hurting a little over halfway through. After looking up a bunch of information about this condition, one of the common solutions is to look at custom orthotics. After a few phone calls to local orthopedists, I realized there is no way I’ll get an appointment before the St. Luke’s Half Marathon in late April. My next stop was a few pharmacies to look at inserts for my shoes.
I tried out the Dr. Scholl’s custom foot analysis system at one of the local supermarkets.
Basically, you take your shoes off, stand on the machine, and follow the directions. The results point you to a specific insert based on each foot’s characteristics. In my case, I’m flat footed, I tend to overpronate, and I have hotspots on my heel and the balls of my feet (big surprise – I know). As much as I was ready to just buy the inserts and try them out, I found this company also makes an Active Series, which provides much better cushioning for both of those areas. I opted to try those out, and the best part was they fit perfectly in my Size 13 ASICS GT-2000 shoes without trimming.
Now my next step is to actually try them out running, which I can hopefully do one of these days.