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Motion-control shoes are designed to control foot motion and prevent overpronation. Therefore, they have a rigid construction. Many have a firm midsole and are built on a straight last, both of which provide support and help reduce pronation. Motion-control shoes often have technical devices built into inner or arch side of the shoe to stop your foot from rolling in too far. Because motion-control shoes are heavier and more durable than most, they are a good choice for heavy runners.

The name stability creates some confusion as a category of shoes alongside the motion-control category because motion-control shoes are the most stable but provide a bit more cushioning than motion-control shoes do. Cushioning refers to the softness of the midsole. A softer midsole will absorb the force of impact better than a firmer midsole will; it also allows more foot motion.

Stability shoes are usually built on a semicurved last, which allows more foot motion than a straight last does. Several models, however, contain a medial post or an area of dense midsole material along the inner side of the shoe to prevent too much motion.

Cushioned shoes have the softest midsoles and provide the best shock absorption. Sounds ideal for any runner, doesn't it? Cushioning is not for everyone, though. This is partly due to the softness of the midsole, but in addition, cushioned shoes are built on a semi-curved or curved last and most do not contain motion-control devices, allowing your foot to roll inward. Clearly, these are not the shoes for overpronators.

When you pick up the women's model of a particular shoe, are you really getting a shoe designed for a woman's foot, or it is simply a smaller version of a men's shoe? "Companies do have different men's and women's lasts but generally only in overall width. Men's shoes are made on a D width and women's on a B," says Paul Carrozza, Runner's World shoe consultant and owner of the Run-Tex running store in Austin, Texas.

There's a favorite choice for women's running shoes over the years that is Saucony. With designs that apparently were favorable with female runners. Saucony shoes are noted to have narrow designs and defined heels. Other shoe manufacturers also have their own line of women's running shoe, such as New Balance and Nike.

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