High arches and indoor rowers

late · Post by **late** » February 13th, 2009, 12:44 pm

Hi,
I have high arches, and what happens if I wear innersoles with a lot of arch support the sneaker gets thicker in the heel.

So I have been using some Teva slip on shoes with an Ortholite sole. They are wonderful, and worked for a while. But now I am rowing more vigorously; and I am getting some pain in my arches.

I was hoping someone would have a suggestion
I could try.

Nosmo · Post by **Nosmo** » February 13th, 2009, 1:47 pm

sounds like your arch supports are too thick. take out the insoles and see what happens.

I have very flat feet and supports really hurt my arches.

grams · Post by **grams** » February 13th, 2009, 2:24 pm

I had surgery on both feet. I use custom arch suppoots in athletic shoes. Putting the arch supports in the shoes raises my heels so much that then the stiffeners in the back of the heels give me blisters. So I cut into the heels, cut down the plastic, and sew them back together. And I slit the front part of the shoes where my bunions are.

Bottom line, experiment with different arch supports, and modify a pair of shoes if necessary.

grams

johnlvs2run · Post by **johnlvs2run** » February 13th, 2009, 7:45 pm

I have high arches and never use arch supports.

"I can tell where my own shoe pinches me" -- Cervantes

bloomp · Post by **bloomp** » February 13th, 2009, 9:09 pm

Try rowing shoe-less, to see if that hurts. If it does, then you definitely need the arch support, if it doesn't, try with shoes without support then with varied padding.

It should not hurt your arches if you have proper technique and are first pushing with your calves/toes then slamming with your heels, then the impact and pressure are greatest on the ball of your foot rather than the bridge of it. Do your heels lift off the plate as you come to the catch?