Hello.
I am an experienced runner, cyclist and hillwalker and would like to try more fell and trail running.
My question is one of foot stability, zero drop and past user experiences of migrating to these style of shoes for fell/trail running.
I've had problems in the past with left knee issues and the move from traditional trainers. I went from Brooks Beast to Adidas Adiboost Adios AdiZero (ridiculous name) to, without realising, zero drop Saucony Kinvara8. As you can imagine, this eliminated any knee issues but resulted in achilles tendonopathy. I was unaware of what the drop rating even was for the above shoes as I had never had to consider it before and the running shop didn't even note the drop on any of their shoes, so I felt more than a little annoyed that they recommended these shoes after previously recommending highly stable Brookes Beast the year before!
With a more considered approach I've been looking at two pairs of trail running shoes online, as covid19 has closed the shops. I was considering trying Salming Trail5 trainers, as the drop appears to be 5mm, so balanced between 0mm and 10mm. I've then looked at eventually mixing these with zero drop Altra Timp 1.5 trainers for trail and fell running, as they both get good views for comfort and the Salming for durability, the Altra for natural foot shape.
I've never worn Altra or Salming shoes before.
Does this seem a valid plan? Has anybody had a similar experience to me and advises for/against mixing zero drop trainers into your fell/trail running? Is zero drop dependent on biomechanics to the extent that some of us humans simply can't ever wear them?
Thanks,
David.
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