Just wondering if anyone can recommend a good shoe for someone who underpronates. I’m working to improve my stride and focus on more of a mid-foot/fore-foot strike, but I still tend to underpronate when i get tired.
From the research I’ve done, most people seem to recommend a neutral, cushioned shoe, but like anything…there are varying opinions.
Any fellow underpronators have any suggestions?
Thanks.
Brooks ghost 2
I don’t really understand your explanation, however for a neutral runner, or if you are not a late stage pronator, a neutral cushion shoe should work great, especially with your midfoot forefoot goals.
Nike LunarSwift
As an under-pronator little support is needed, but you need cushioning (since the “cushioning” of pronation isn’t happening).
If you can get away with it, the LunarRacer2 is a fairly cushioned shoe (I train in the LunarRacer originals since I have flat feet and don’t want the arch support of the 2’s).
There is no such thing as “underpronation”. We all do (perfectly normal to do so and I’ll assume you don’t have a rigid, supinated forefoot of a stroke/paralysis victim). If you remain pronated through midstance to toe off - that is bad and what people are typically referring to at the subtalar joint with heel eversion. Hence the rearfoot motion type control shoes. Current biomechanical thought is also centered around the velocity/rate of pronation as well, and not exactly “how much”. If the forefoot doesn’t lock at the midtarsal joint prior to push off (or overloading with the new fad type running circles), this can also be an issue as the peroneals strain to stabilize the forefoot.
No need to overthink things here is my guess. Just run in a neutral shoe that you like the color, cost and fit, reasonably quick turnover with feet landing under center of mass (don’t overstride), and go run and be happy 
underpronator = supinator. I ran with a guy in HS that actually did supinate…from landing to toe off he was supinated. He was actually bow-legged a bit too. He was stinky fast. He always broke down the EVA midsoles on the outside of the foot.
For the OP, since you don’t pronate you have much less impact attenuation and I would suggest a soft-cushioned neutral shoe (since there really aren’t any designed specifically for supinators).
Your HS friend is just like me - bow-legged supinator. My shoes all wear out on the outside edge, mostly from about the little toe area and back, but also along the outside heel on my regular trainers because the heel is so wide. I get almost no heel wear on my racing shoes because the heels aren’t so huge and clunky.
I’ve been wearing the Nike Pegasus for many years as my regular training shoe. I’ve tried other shoes and none seem as durable for my gait.
underpronator = supinator. I ran with a guy in HS that actually did supinate…from landing to toe off he was supinated. He was actually bow-legged a bit too. He was stinky fast. He always broke down the EVA midsoles on the outside of the foot.
For the OP, since you don’t pronate you have much less impact attenuation and I would suggest a soft-cushioned neutral shoe (since there really aren’t any designed specifically for supinators).
That is NOT true. underpronator does NOT “equal” supinator. The terms pronation and supination (in closed kinetic chain motion) refer to a triplane motion (frontal, sagital, and transverse). You can be in maked rearfoot inversion (one of the obvious “supination” motions - like a bowlegged individual might appear), yet still “over pronate” in the other planes and/or at the forefoot (in abduction or with a forefoot varus, etc.).
the mizuno waverider is another good shoe for a neutral runner. The sole is a little more durable than many of the lighter neutral shoes with blown rubber soles.
Be cautious trying to become a forefoot runner. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen that on this forum followed a few weeks later by posts with questions about Achilles tendinitis from the same person.
I would suggest taking a look at the Brooks Defyance. Like many of the other shoes mentioned, it falls in the neutral cushioned category. The difference that I’ve seen in the Defyance and other shoes in this category (e.g., Mizuno Wave Rider or Nike Pegasus) is that the Defyance has a blockier heel than many of its competitors, which tend to have heels that are contoured on the outside. My experience is that the blockier heel of the Defyance works better for someone who has a tendency to turn out.
I’d suggest Brooks Defyance or Glycerin 7. I’ve also used Nike’s Zoom Vomero…All suggested to me by a great local running store (Runner’s Edge, in Farmingdale, NY) and I’ve had good experiences with all of these.
Everyone OVERpronates to a certain extent based on the amount of force placed on the foot upon impact with the ground. As someone who worked in a running store for 8 years and you having a neutral to high arch I would suggest the Nike Vomero, Asics Nimbus, or Mizuno WaveRider UNLESS you have a wider foot wherein I would suggest the Saucony Triumph or Brooks Ghost.
I tend to run on the outside of my feet and have hyperflexible ankles, and I found that the Nimbus had too much correction to it, and they made my knees hurt. Have had much better pain-free luck with the Cumuluses (Cumuli?)