Best Stability Running Shoes
Looking for Stability running shoes, you likely find yourself as a runner with a normal arch height, and you typically fall into the category of being an average pronator in your foot stride, which really means that your foot does not roll excessively to the inside. The best stability running shoes are designed to work with your running style, not change it.
How are the Best Stability Running Shoes designed?
The design of the best stability running shoes, because your foot does not roll too far inwards, concentrates on providing lots of cushioning and providing a secure fit to prevent your foot developing bad habits when you are tired. The cushioning is focused around the crash pad and the inner part of the shoe. The crash pad is the part of your heel where runners typically land first to begin the stride. If you pronate normally, your foot rolls and you leave your stride around your big toe, so cushioning along the inner part of the shoe prevents you from overpronating and causing shin splints or other leg injuries.
The best stability running shoes have no need for bulky, heavy cushioning on the inner part of the shoe because there is no excessive inward rolling taking place. This allows Stability running shoes to typically be lighter than Motion Control shoes.
Below are the best stability running shoes on the market right now. See our price comparison of online running shoe retailers and read our reviews to determine which will be the best stability running shoe for you.
Best Stability Running Shoes
1. Asics GT-2160
Editor's choice again, no surprise for the Asics GT-2160 stability running shoe and its award winning heritage, this time bringing in the Runners World 2010 Winter editor's choice award. Last year's Asics GT-2150 also won editor's choice, but you will notice a definite different in this version of the shoe, improving on several of the weaknesses that runners found with the 2150.
2. Brooks Adrenaline GTS 11
The Brooks Adrenaline GTS 11 was awarded the Runners World Winter 2010 Best Update, and its no wonder why as it still remains one of the best stability running shoes on the market. The Adrenaline GTS 11 is a lightweight stability shoe, an excellent reminder that you don't have to sacrifice performance for getting some support out of your running shoe. I recommend this shoe if you have normal or low arches and need a soft stability shoe.
February 3rd, 2011 at 6:23 pm
Hey there,
Great information about stability running shoes,
Those are definetly a few of the hottest stability running shoes on the
market right now. Not so much on the Nike Zoom, but the Kayano 16 and GTS 10
are right up there.
Cheers,
Justin
February 25th, 2011 at 3:51 pm
Nike added more structure to their structure triax line starting with the 13. If you need moderate stability for over-pronation, but not a lot, I recommend choosing a different shoe. I got plantar faciitis for the first time in the 13 so I moved over to the Brooks Ravenna. In general, if you don’t need motion control, look for a shoe that still does not have a perfectly flat bottom.
September 17th, 2011 at 9:55 am
Hi,
The Asics GT 2150 is by far the best stability running shoe. Being tall (6′5) with a low arch, this shoe is perfect. I cant wait to try the 2160.