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[olympicrunner08]

I wear motion control shoes(brooks adrenaline gts 5) to correct overpronation(something I have a lot of), and I have usedorthotics in the past, but I red that gradually switching to only running in flats will improve one's form and speed, is this really so?

[graeme]

Flats do make you faster, but stress fractures make you slower

Whether or not gradually switching to flats over time reduces the probability of injury, I do not know. Also, despite the fact that flats are much lighter, as an overpronator, a shoe that controls your gate cycle will make you more efficeint by eliminating sideways motin. Always remember that wieght is only part of how fast a shoe is. Sometimes the slightly heavier shoe is actually more efficient and therefore faster.

I also over pronate and have always been interested in ways to "cure" it, but there seems to be little info on it.

[Dan]

Following someone else's advice and experimenting with alternative footwear approaches long-term is a difficult thing to do safely and scientifically. I'd say, stick with what works.

Dan
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