stability shoes = knee pain???

???????I worked at shoe store for a long time and if you are running and you supinate or run on the outside of your feet then you need a neutral shoe without stability. If they watched you walk at the store and observed you walking and saw you pronating then I would say they put you in the proper shoe. If you have just mild knee pain then I would guess you just need to build up mileage so that you don’t have any pain. I would recommend icing you knees after a run and you should be good to go. Remember don’t push to hard to soon because this will cause injury.

several things could be happening.  2 things changed at the same time it sounds like.  1) you started running longer distances  2) you got new shoes.  it's probably tied to one of those.  drop back a couple of weeks on your training plan and see if the lower distance helps, if you haven't just flat out injured.  In the past I have taken a week off to let the pain subside and that helped, but I caught it early.  another possibility is to change the shoes.  I am a neutral runner, I recently purchased a pair of mizuno waverunners and my knees and shins went ape bonkers.  I finally called it quits on the shoes and bought some nike air pegasus and everything got fixed.  My thinking is that the waverunners were not designed to carry my weight.  Take all that for what it's worth.  I might also go to a different running store and get a second opinion.

If you are running on pavement that will eventually tear up your knees.  get off the concrete.  jsut my 2 cents.

you would be correct if I hadn't put in "jsut my 2 cents".  That should signal it's my opinion.

Thanks guys,

I have been icing my knees after long runs...it seems to help alot and I think it's a good idea anyway.

I just think the guy at the store may have "read my gait" wrong, but what do I know...he's supposed to be the "expert". Everybody and everything I've read says let 'em analyze your gait and get what they tell you...so that's what I did....little did I know that it seems incorrect now.

I do agree the asphalt is not going to make for a great running surface but it has been convenient.

Scout's correct as well..."I'm willing to bet that you've maintained the same effort level, and that effort level is too high for your new frequency and volume. The first thing I would do is back off on the effort level; you want to make sure that you're finishing each run feeling like you could around and do the exact same run at the exact same effort with no problem." ...is something that I try to do for the mostpart but it seems that it puts me running at like a 11 or 12 minute pace when I do...I feel like it's a snail's pace.

My two cents, if you don't have the right shoes you will definitely feel it as you start getting into the longer distances.  My data point is me.

Head to roadrunnersports.com and click on the ShoeDog - they ask you about six questions, one of which is the type support you need.  I pronate, from the sounds of it you suppurate - no worries, it will point out a selection of shoes they offer that will help with it.

For me, I will run my shorter distances (~8 miles or less in my Zoots Ultra Kanes) but anything longer and I will run in my Brook Beasts.  Love the lightness of my Zoots, but I will pay for it if I try to run the longer distances with them. 

Give it a whirl for some options on shoes.