High arched shoes are usually cushioned shoes with plenty of flexibility to encourage foot motion. So having said, that, it’s generally safe to stay away from motion-control or stability shoes that reduce foot mobility.

For long distances I am abit speculative on recommending you the lunar racers, despite the high-wear resistant under sole, if you wish to stick to this Nike lunar range, you will be better off with the lunar trainers the least. Though it may not be as light, it’s more comfortable for long distances in my own opinion.

Nike is usually notorious for promoting the technical aspects of their shoes and not much of accurate shoe specifications for different foot types or pronation- well at least not as well as their competitors. So usually the best is the try and fit method in the store itself. It will be better if you can get it on and walk around the store or use the threadmill there if they have one, then that is where you can make a firm decision on that.

Cushioned shoes from Nike will include the bowerman series such as the Air Pegasus and yes, the Air Zoom Vomero you mentioned. I’ve tried them in person and they are a rather excellent pair of shoes for long distance, just make sure you get a fitting pair!

Other recommendations will include the Nimbus and Cumulus from Asics and the Wave Creation and Wave Rider from Mizuno.

Hope that helps!

thanks for your reply! (sorrie i took SO long to reply)

i hope nike will come up with some other lunar series for people wif high arch.

btw, not sure if u tried this before – but i tried the vomero series – the cushioning also quite good (with arch inserts).

do you have any advise/recommendations for people with high arch and what type of running shoes (mid-longer dist) they should get?

thanks so much for ur time!

It’s quite a small fit in there, so I am not sure you can use arch inserts. To avoid disappointment, my recommendations will go mostly for those with flat to normal arch.