stability shoe vs neutral shoe

I switch shoes frequently and I think it may have helped me develop musculature and even connective tissues to be more adaptive and less injury prone.

I also wear a "no-drop" shoe brand as a casual shoe and I think that may have helped with distress in the back of my lower leg.

On my slower, longer runs I usually wear something high and stable- a very traditional motion-controlish shoe. On quicker, shorter runs I will wear a cushioned shoe, a racing shoe or something with less specific guidance.

I think switching shoes may help, and I'm reasonably certain that, in my case, it doesn't hurt.

npenner02 - 2012-08-14 4:04 PM Thanks guys.  That is what I was going to try, neutral on the shorter runs and stability on the longer runs.  I think I am going to go for it and see if it works.  Mainly because I don't want to waste all the miles left on my old shoes.  

I try to never wear the same pair of shoes twice in a week.  So at any given time I have 3-4 pairs of running shoes I am using.  The oldest ones are typically the "short run" shoes.  When they finally die the next oldest pair becomes the short run shoes and so on and so forth.  I also have a variety of stability and neutral...much for the reasons Tom mentioned...developing different muscles and such.

I'm convinced that wearing different model/style shoes during the week REALLY helps prevent running injury.