Select the right shoe for your running activity and foot type.

Whether you run for recreation and fitness or run competitively, you?ll find the right shoe in our wide selection of men?s running shoes and women?s running shoes.

One of the easiest ways to selecting the right running shoe is to determine the profile of your arch. To find your arch profile, wet the bottom of one foot completely, step onto a dry surface or piece of paper, and then step off to examine the resulting footprint.

There are three basic arch profiles:

Normal arch (medium arch): If your footprint shows half your arch, you have a normal arch. A foot with a normal arch is well balanced and can function in just about every shoe type. However, the vast majority of runners in this category can benefit by selecting stability shoes or shoes that provide slight to moderate overpronation features. Faster lightweight runners can benefit by selecting a neutral cushioned shoe

Flat arch (low arch): If you see your entire footprint, you have a flat arch. A foot with a flat or low arch doesn?t provide enough support to the inner (medial) side of the foot resulting in excessive inward pronation. A motion control shoe designed for moderate to severe overpronators can help prevent excessive inward pronation, the cause of painful injuries such as shin splints and plantar faciitis.

High arch: If your footprint shows just a heel and the ball of the foot, you have a high arch. A high arch doesn?t collapse adequately resulting in a lack of spring in the foot to absorb shock. Although quite rare, this condition is called supination. To restore natural inward pronation, select a cushion shoe designed for neutral to underpronators.

Glossary Of Running Terms

Gait - the action of your foot from contact through push off while running
Pronation - the heel and the ankle roll inward after the heel hits the ground. Pronation is normal, dispersing the shock of impact.
Overpronation - the heel and the ankle roll excessively inward causing instability to the inside of the foot.
Underpronation - the foot does not pronate efficiently through the gait cycle. Supination - the ankle rolls outward during the gait cycle.