Topos and Altra’s are my favorites. The Altra Escalantes sound like they would be a good fit for you as they have very little support and just enough cushion to feel good but not squishy. If you are looking at the websites for these shoes and using their recommendations, you are going to get a recommendation for a shoe that has more cushion and support because they think you are coming from a traditional shoe and they are conservatively recommending a shoe that will allow you to transition to a shoe with less cushion and support. If you are taking the shoe recommendation quiz, try answering the questions about the current shoes you wear being one of their shoes. That will give you a recommendation for the next level of shoe with less support and cushion.

Thanks for the reply! I’ll definitely check out those videos. I am finally getting some relief. After 2 visits to an Airostti doctor I have been diligent about working my TFL with a massage ball. I did not get full relief though until used video EPISODE 249: IMPROVING HIP EXTENSION (AND INTERNAL ROTATION) FOR RUNNING. I did the band exercises in that video twice a day for 3 days and felt much better.