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mick Sat Aug 18, 2001 10:58am

I just tried my new Spenco insoles (per Tony's suggestion) in my new shoes (New Balance 608 (wide)).
What a ride!
You gotta try it to believe it.

Tried both products because of this Forum.
Thanks.

mick

Brian Watson Sat Aug 18, 2001 07:46pm

I prefer the sorbothane ultras insoles (they are a bit more durable than the spencos), but the 608's are great.

Just Curious Sat Aug 25, 2001 01:20pm

SuperFeet
 
Another footbed worth looking at is call SuperFeet. I'm sure they sell them elswhere, but I get them through "Road Runner Sports" (www.roadrunnersports.com)They run about $30.00 a pair. I used them training for the Western States 100 the last 2 years. Averaging about 80 to 100 miles per week, including 30 mile Saturday & 20 mile Sunday runs, they hold up very well. I have found them very comfortable running up and down the court also. I can't make any other comparisons with Spenco or Sorbothane as SuperFeet were the ones recommended by some orthopedic specialist at a running camp I went to a few years back and they have worked well for me. Just another option.

Just Curious Mon Aug 27, 2001 10:10am

Stopping on Dimes and Getting 9 Cents Change!
 
Quote:

Originally posted by mick
I just tried my new Spenco insoles (per Tony's suggestion) in my new shoes (New Balance 608 (wide)).
What a ride!

Mick...
On the 608's... Were the original insoles easily removed? Ie. Did they just slipped in and out or were they glued in. I've found the easy slip feature in most of the better running shoes, but it's been a bit harder to find it in shoes used for officiating and aerobics.

devdog69 Mon Aug 27, 2001 10:25am

Where can one obtain the highly touted Spenco insoles?

mick Mon Aug 27, 2001 10:31am

Re: Stopping on Dimes and Getting 9 Cents Change!
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Just Curious
Quote:

Originally posted by mick
I just tried my new Spenco insoles (per Tony's suggestion) in my new shoes (New Balance 608 (wide)).
What a ride!

Mick...
On the 608's... Were the original insoles easily removed? Ie. Did they just slipped in and out or were they glued in. I've found the easy slip feature in most of the better running shoes, but it's been a bit harder to find it in shoes used for officiating and aerobics.

Chuck,
My NB 608 insoles slipped out. I used those for my cut-n-fit pattern.
mick

mick Mon Aug 27, 2001 10:36am

Quote:

Originally posted by devdog69
Where can one obtain the highly touted Spenco insoles?

Devdog69,
Got mine at Lockeroom. $19.+ each, but caught a 1/2 off second purchase.

<i>These addresses from Tony (BktBallRef)</i>

http://www.spenco.com/home.html

This site has much better prices than the drugstores.

http://www.archandheel.com/spenmencolpr.html

mick


dblref Tue Aug 28, 2001 05:41am

Spenco
 
For those of you that have used these, did you have to increase your shoe size? If so, how much bigger did you have to buy your shoes? TIA.

mick Tue Aug 28, 2001 06:33am

Re: Spenco
 
Quote:

Originally posted by dblref
For those of you that have used these, did you have to increase your shoe size? If so, how much bigger did you have to buy your shoes? TIA.
I stayed in size.

Brian Watson Tue Aug 28, 2001 07:16am

keep your size, but remove the sock liner.

Richard Ogg Wed Aug 29, 2001 03:50pm

Re: SuperFeet
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Just Curious
Another footbed worth looking at is call SuperFeet.... and they have worked well for me. Just another option.
Do you have multiple pairs and rotate? How many days per week do you sweat on those things?

Just Curious Wed Aug 29, 2001 11:38pm

Re: Re: SuperFeet
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Richard Ogg
Quote:

Originally posted by Just Curious
Another footbed worth looking at is call SuperFeet.... and they have worked well for me. Just another option.
Do you have multiple pairs and rotate? How many days per week do you sweat on those things?

Actually I do have multiple pairs, but each of them are in a different pair of shoes. So they only rotate, in a sense, when I switch shoes. But this depends on the week's workout and where I'm running... E.g. speedwork on a track, lsd on a relatively flat course, or hills (most of our hills have a lot of rocks)... But it's not uncommon for me to run a full week (6 days) in the same pair of shoes using the same footbed. In most cases, I can get an extra 100 to 200 miles out of a pair of shoes using "Superfeet". But it's not because "Superfeet" make the actual shoe last longer, it's mainly that it takes longer before I can feel the rocks through the shoe's sole.


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