u/Accomplished_Talk_16

I'm a 49 year old 87kg male getting back into running after a few years out. I used to run a lot in my younger years - 5-7km lunchtime runs 3 times a week and a 10km at the weekend - but have always overpronated so tended to wear Brooks Adrenaline GTS.

Coming back into running after about 7 years and an 8kg increase in weight, I'm trying to run 5km a couple of times a week so popped to my LRS who did a gait analysis - apparently I still overpronate - and sold me a pair of Brooks Glycerine 22s. This didn't surprise me given my accepted default setting was a need for stability shoes.

However. Ever since I've restarted running I have significant pain running down the outside of both feet (although it's more pronounced in my right foot). Doing the dangerous thing and "reading stuff on the internet" I've seen a few times mention that actually overpronation isn't a problem as long as it's not hurting, and that actually neutral shoes may be fine.

So I guess the question I have is - could my foot pain actually be caused by stability shies pushing my feet where they don't want to go, and that I just need a pair of neutral shoes to let my feet go where they want rather than be forced out when I footstrike?

Many thanks for listening, and for any advice!