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Running orthotics in ski boots
 Poster: A snowHead
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I have a custom-made set of orthotics for running (casts made with feet non-weight bearing).
Should I use these in my skiboots? (it might stop the heel-lift that I was complaining about in the boot-flex thread).
Presumably I would insert them into my liners?
Might it help me ski better? wink
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Curiously enough, I was going to post on the opposite. Last year I bought some Conform'able footbeds for my ski boots. The Rossignol ones that I took out had been kicking around the bottom of my wardrobe for several months before I decided to try them in an old pair of trainers. What a difference......

After struggling with calf strains and achilles pain when running for several years, the ski boot footbeds in my running shoes have been a revelation. Currently I can manage 3 runs of 3-4 miles a week and I'm on my fifth week of injury-free running which doesn't sound too good but is a big step forward for me.

The only downside is that I still get pain in the arch of my foot when walking in my ski boots which was what the change to Conform'able footbeds was about in the first place!
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Clive, What colour heal stabiliser have you got on your customs?

Conform'able in my ski boots (pro stabiliser), tele boots & snowboard boots both with no stabilisers, Superfeet in my trainers & hiking boots, a pair of impressive Burton (standard issue) in my runners and the list goes on. Supporting your foot carefully is important and will benefit an incredible amount of ailments from sore knees to bad backs.

My ski boots after 2 full seasons still give me pain across the arch of foot, crippling at the start of the season moderate by April. The foot beds are perfect, the shell ideal and I get a fresh custom Zipfit each winter. I believe it's because I grip too much with my toes...

Still I only remember it on the lift and when skiing uphill... Twisted Evil

Edit: red wine induced typos & spelling… Embarassed
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Any Orthortic with rearfoot support will help your skiboots fit better and give you better chanches of comfort. 80% of painfull ski boot problems are born by the feet and not the boots. We will not sell a boot without some kind of support for your feet, however a badly made orthotic may cause problems of its own, you really need to find a bootfitter whom understands the mechanics of your feet and can stem potential promblems within. If unsure, run away, however you'll run quicker with a well made orthotic............... Twisted Evil
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I have 3/4 length orthotics (from cast, unweighted and I think made from fibreglass) which I use in my running shoes and everyday shoes.
When I bought new ski boots a few seasons ago I also hade some full length cork footbeds made for these.
As I was not entirely happy with them in my skiboots I thought I try my running orthotics for skiing. ...turns out that they work quite well....if I had only known.

I put my orthoics in the liner using the stock footbed which I cut off at the rear for my orthotics' post to fit in the gap (and hold in place as it is 3/4 only), my toes are resting on the stock footbed. works great.
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Thank you snowman, that's what I wanted to know - will definitely take the orthotics with me and try them out. Mine are also 3/4 length but glued to a full length Sorbothane insole so not sure that I will need to "abuse" the stock footbed.
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