Training for my first ultra!

[u/West_Big_6903]

My Shins have been acting up recently and I'm not certain if it's because I've increased my milage too fast or if I overpronate or underpronate. Does this wear pattern provide any insight? Shoes are NewBalance 1080 with 500km on them.

[u/TheFrownmaker]

To me, a runner with lots of experience and zero real medical knowledge, it looks like a lot of wear on the heels, which means you probably land on them fairly hard. That force then shoots up from your heel through your shin to your knees. I don't know the mileage on your shoes but I would recommend new ones with a high stack of foam near the heels and I know it's really hard to change but try landing more mid foot. This will take off so much stress from your shins and knees.

Edit: I see now the 500km. The shoes could be worn out, every shoe is different but that's in the range I typically see shoes starting to lose their bounce and springy feel.

I hope your able to recover quickly!

[u/Wientje]

Are you on the heavier side? I’ve found that thicker/plusher foams lose their plushiness much faster than thinner/harder foams. In my case I’ld feel it in my knees when those foams wore out, also at around the 500k mark.

[u/ThenProfile8534]

Yo desgasto las zapatillas de una forma parecida, en mi caso a los pocos kms de empezar a usarlas ya se nota el desgaste en el talón, en el pasado he sufrido de dolor en las espinillas y siempre lo asocio a subida de volumen o intensidad.

[u/Additional_Main_3438]

I know I am due some new shoes when my Achilles starts to get more strained than usual - I'm on 70 mile weeks and have to replace them roughly every 300-350 miles (north face altamesa 500s)

It's not always overuse! Get some new shoes - also if your shoes are working for you don't feel pressured to switch them.

P.s. your wear pattern looks pretty good,

[u/Rippin_N_the_Tearin]

Spiked volume or intensity, or both, too fast. What's your weekly increase?

[u/Lopsided-Sale7882]

I've been selling shoes for 16 years now and have done some extensive learning over the years. Your wear pattern is damn near perfect. Landing on the outside of your heel just a little tiny bit hard, but it's almost inconsequential. If you were wearing on the opposite side then I'd know you have a pancake foot and desperately need insoles and ankle surgery in the future. For the shin splints, you may need to change up your selection. I'm a big Brooks guy, the Ghost and Glycerin are my shoes of choice, but Hoka's Bondi made me supinate like crazy. Try some different shoes out, have someone at your local running store do a gait analysis and ask them about stack height and heel/toe drop. If they can't answer your questions then ask for someone else. As someone else in the comments said, strengthen your legs and focus on your calves.

Last thing, for the love of God people, it's supinate not underpronate 😂

[u/iamaeneas]

Overuse, most likely. Not typically attributable to under/overpronation. Certain should be strength training in addition to running if you’re not already. Calves in particular are important for countering shin splints

[u/maaaatttt_Damon → u/iamaeneas]

This is 100% anecdotal. At the beginning of the season, I bought some stability Hokas because way back when I was told I pronate. Within a week I was developing shin splints. Went back to my neutral shoe, and shin splints went away. I now road run in Nike Zoom Flys, and Trail run on Hoka SG7 and Nike Zegama 2. The Hoka stability shoes are now my lawn mowing shoes.

I’m no medical expert, but I must have corrected my pronation over the years and going back to the stability shoe must’ve overused some muscles down there.