Ok, so I am a new runner (started in June) and started running in Hoka Challengers because I had a good REI dividend and that's the only Hoka's they had in widths. Felt great, got into the training, built up very slowly with couch to 5k, repeating weeks as I needed it. Once I could reliably run 30-40 minutes easy, I started to make one of my runs a little longer. About a month ago my Challenger's started to show signs of wear, so I decided to replace them. Got Bondi 6's at the local running store because I figured if squishy was good, extra squishy would be better. Maybe I made a mistake by just jumping into the new shoe instead of easing into it, but my first "long run" 70 minutes, and I got some pretty bad pain on the outside of my left knee. Left the knee very sore for a day or two, and now at about the 20-30 minute mark I start to feel it, and it just gets worse. Could the switch in shoes have cause this? That's the only big thing that I've noticed as different. Training load has been the same, about the same breakdown of treadmill vs. outside runs. I've been fitted for a neutral shoe, so is there a hoka road equivalent to the challenger?
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