i’ve been getting bad blisters, my asics nimbus 8 are not a good fit.
need recos for better fitting running shoe.
FWIW, mizuno wave doesn’t fit right in the arch; and do not like new balances wonky lace system (where lacing system is tied in with the N on side of shoes).
need something neutral, wide toe box and more narrow heel. not interested in fancy schmancy new technology that’s supposed to make me faster, just looking for a better fit.
i run trail and roads so want something good on both, that has decent cushion without feeling like a tank.
I think a good alternative to the Nimbus is the Cumulus. The Cumulus is cheaper because it is made with more mesh on top and less of that "flair" that makes a nimbus a nimbus. Footbeds feel similar to me. I also notice that the Nimbus, because of all of the stuff on the upper, makes the shoe a little snugger...this could be squeezing your foot and causing blisters.
I think a good alternative to the Nimbus is the Cumulus. The Cumulus is cheaper because it is made with more mesh on top and less of that “flair” that makes a nimbus a nimbus. Footbeds feel similar to me. I also notice that the Nimbus, because of all of the stuff on the upper, makes the shoe a little snugger…this could be squeezing your foot and causing blisters.
thanks for that. over winter i did run in another Asics, quite successfully, and it had a cloud name but i couldn’t remember it! this is probably the one.
The Cumulus is a neutral shoe. I have orthodics so don’t need pronation/supination correction in a shoe and have been running in the Cumulus for a couple years. I think it also comes in widths, but the regular width fits my AA heel just fine.
Sounds very familiar. I started my Asics journey in the HEAVY Marshmallows known as the Nimbus when I was over 210 lbs and getting my running legs. As my mileage increased, so did the foot and lower leg pain. I went through two pairs of Nimbus before trying the Cumulus. This was an improvement over the Nimbus (lighter and less cushion) in that I had less lower leg fatigue following long runs. At this time I started running more trails and bought the Asic’s Eagle Trail shoe which was a blessing on rocky gravel or similar trails that used to bruise the bottom of my feet. The weight kept coming off and when I was 180 I tried a pair of Asics DS Trainers and fell in love. Lighter still than the cumulus and even less cushion, which led to even less foot fatigue and faster times. I am currently running in my third pair of DS trainers for runs up to an hour, and for the longer runs I am currently running in a Mizuno Wave elixyr? which is essentially the same weight and setup as my cumulus. I even run trails in the Mizuno’s now, rather than the trail shoes, 90 minutes this past sunday with no pain at all following the run!
I have a narrow foot, narrow heel, but long overall foot (12 to 12.5 in most shoes) and a neutral foot strike. I bought a pair of really light Asic’s Speedstars that I do sprint races and track work in that are very fast, super light, but I don’t know about running anything further than a 5K in them at my current weight in them (175 ish.) Asics have always seemed to fit my long narrow foot better than most shoes. Good luck and happy shoe shopping.
Where are you getting the blisters? Tips of toes? Try a half size bigger. Tops of toes? Look for all mesh toebox like the Cumulus or DS Trainer. I’ve found that a little body glide over the tops of my toes, around my heel and on my instep has made blisters a thing of the past.
congrats on your weight loss and continued running; that’s awesome!
it’s funny that you had more problems with heavier duty shoes.
in my experience; the more “advanced” the shoe is, the less it seems to work for me (i think because the design is overdone which stiffens the shoes, makes it heavier, etc). from here on out i’m going to go lighter and see what happens. also considering a real trail shoe myself, because of the gravel, and unstable ground. we’ll see though, as my concern again is getting into a heavier trail runner and having problems.
blisters are on bottoms of feet, inside heels; top & underside of toes; outside & inside of heel. so pretty much all over except the arch. i think the nimbus is just “overdone”, stiff and not light and flexible like i need. enough is enough, i’m goint to shop for the cumulus. (all of the cloud names confuse me)
Sounds like you were in shoes that absolutely didn’t fit! That sounds aweful. Do you have a good running store nearby?
Our local store does sort of a blind “Taste Test”, only with your feet. They will determine your foot strike and the basics (narrow, wide, arch type, etc.) and basically bring out every shoe that fits you. Put one brand on one foot and another on the other. You go run. Return, determine which felt better, it stays, and another shoe goes on the other foot and repeat. Eventually you will have a shoe that fits you better than every other shoe in the store. This is how I found that Asics were the right shoe for my foot shape. I’d never tried them before, but now I know from experience that I don’t need to look any further until they change their molds.
Blisters all over suggest that you are really running on some crazy surfaces and your foot is flying all around in your shoes. Honestly, I forget that I am wearing shoes when I am running in the DS trainers…they are attached and basically a part of my foot. I ran a half marathon in them with no socks on a hot day with no blisters. I put on socks and tie the laces a little tighter before I head off the beaten path, and on the rockier stuff I like a little more between my foot and the sharp pointies like the eagle trails or at the very least a full half inch of EVA like the Cumulus or Mizuno Wave.
Get yourself to a good running shop and find the shoe that fits your foot. Running is hard enough when your feet aren’t in pain.
