Interesting, I too have struggled with some rubbing to my left heel along with another couple of clubmates, although right hand side is fine. I solved this with Inov8 6mm footbeds, seem to lift the bottom of my ankle bone just above the rubbing point.
So you went for the thicker foot bed.Originally Posted by murph
I didn't want to do that as I think it would have made the shoe to small.
Did your other club mates use the 6mm foot bed too?
I've also had issues with the heel cups rubbing and tried all sorts, fortunately I've managed to cure it by putting gaffer tape on the inside- worked a treat for the trog as I had no issues since.
I've been out on two training runs in these. Never had any problems with any Innov8 shoes before. After the first five miles I had a small blister on the inside and outside of both ankles and a blister on my left ankle at the back. Looking at the advice here, I used a hammer to give them a light battering around the heel cup, I took the laces out of the top hole and I wore two pairs of thin socks... Did another 10 miles yesterday, and apart from a light blistering on the back of my right ankle, they were ok. Overall I don't find them a particularly comfortable running shoe. The grip is fantastic though.
Last edited by Manx Legs; 03-03-2013 at 05:17 PM.
Just in contrast to the above post, I wore in my new INOV8 Mudclaw 300s over just 8 miles before completing the High Peak Marathon this weekend! They were brilliant. The only rubbing happened when I didn't tie my laces tight enough and once I'd done that, they felt comfy as anything for the rest of the event even though the majority of the course was over frozen bog, frozen tussocks, paved slabs and rocks! My ankles and knees did suffer from 42miles of unexpected hard ground but I can't think of a fell shoe that would have provided the grip needed and prevented the impact on my joints. That said, they feel much better now and I've been on a very slow 4 miles by the river in my mudclaws today.
Fitted the 3mm footbed to my 300s before the Stand Bradshaw round last saturday.
No problems at all with my left heel.
It would seem placing the foot a little higher or a little lower in the shoes sorts it out.
Last edited by Truck; 12-03-2013 at 03:52 PM.
I took these out for another 10 mile bash at the weekend and they didn't seem so bad - no blisters. So maybe they were just after a bit of bedding-in. Cheers.
Christened my first pair yesterday, 12 gloriously boggy miles over Ilkley Moor and they felt very comfortable, no rubbing at all. Very impressed.
laces frequently loosening especially when wet any ideas on other lace options
never had problem with speedcross but they have different lace system which is far better
no other issue with the 300 and they have much better grip than the speedcross
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