Ive only ever wore minimalist shoes, typically 5mm drop or so... What would switching to a 9mm drop shoe like Glycerin's change? Would this put more strain on my calves or less? Will i only really benefit from going to a more neutral padded shoe from more of a minimalist no padding shoe for the past few years?
additonally, should i slowly integrate these types of shoes or can i just begin like 30+ miles a week in them?
Any shoe with greater heel lift will tax your achilles and calves less than the minimalist pair you've been wearing.
slightly less strain on achilles calf and ankle, slightly more on shin, heel, and knee
It may or may not change your running gait depending on how much the somatosensory system is affected.
You might tend to heel strike more. If you don't, it's no big deal. If you do, it might cause overpronation you're not accustomed to. That might be no big deal either. But... overpronation can increase the risk of plantar fasciitis and knee problems.
helldrop wrote:
Ive only ever wore minimalist shoes, typically 5mm drop or so... What would switching to a 9mm drop shoe like Glycerin's change? Would this put more strain on my calves or less? Will i only really benefit from going to a more neutral padded shoe from more of a minimalist no padding shoe for the past few years?
I went from `normal' shoes, to flats, to zero drop shoes. I didn't notice any change in performance (unfortunately, I was hoping for an improvement). I don't think studies have shown anything very conclusive so far. Why would you want to change in the first place? If you hope you are going to avoid injuries with clunky shoes, forget it. And it is perfectly possible to run 100 miles per week in zero drop shoes.
Why do people think shoes will make a change in performance? Shoes serve one purpose: to protect your feet while running. Your fitness will improve from how you train, not what shoes you wear. Wear what's comfortable.
shoes are irrelevant wrote:
Why do people think shoes will make a change in performance? Shoes serve one purpose: to protect your feet while running. Your fitness will improve from how you train, not what shoes you wear. Wear what's comfortable.
Loafers are comfortable as are Crocs and Birkenstocks.
Gary Oldman wrote:
shoes are irrelevant wrote:Why do people think shoes will make a change in performance? Shoes serve one purpose: to protect your feet while running. Your fitness will improve from how you train, not what shoes you wear. Wear what's comfortable.
Loafers are comfortable as are Crocs and Birkenstocks.
Oh, you see, because it was about running, I assumed he meant you should wear whatever shoes you are comfortable running in. But, I see that you think he meant go ahead and run in whatever shoe you find comfortable for whatever occasion. Yeah, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have meant what you thought because that would be nonsensical.
Don't feel bad, intelligence isn't your thing, there is nothing wrong with that - I'm sure you're good at other stuff, maybe making french fries? Just stick to your strengths and you'll be fine. And if you want to go run in crocs, you should do that. But don't wear them to work because if you spill that hot oil it would burn your feet.
oh, I see wrote:
Gary Oldman wrote:Loafers are comfortable as are Crocs and Birkenstocks.
Oh, you see, because it was about running, I assumed he meant you should wear whatever shoes you are comfortable running in. But, I see that you think he meant go ahead and run in whatever shoe you find comfortable for whatever occasion. Yeah, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have meant what you thought because that would be nonsensical.
Don't feel bad, intelligence isn't your thing, there is nothing wrong with that - I'm sure you're good at other stuff, maybe making french fries? Just stick to your strengths and you'll be fine. And if you want to go run in crocs, you should do that. But don't wear them to work because if you spill that hot oil it would burn your feet.
Two wrongs do not make a right.
you want as HIGH a hill drop as possible. If you get it high enough, you will drop straight onto the finish line. I reccommend Nike Shox.
Low-drop shoes tear up my calves and achilles; higher-drop shoes occasionally give me IT band trouble.
Choose your poison. I choose occasional IT band tightness, because I can roll it out and it doesn't cause any serious problems. With low-drop shoes, all the stretching and foam rolling in the world doesn't prevent injuries for me.
Just go with what works for you. Some people have fewer injuries in one type of shoe vs another; some can run in anything (or nothing) without incident.
Sasha K wrote:
oh, I see wrote:Oh, you see, because it was about running, I assumed he meant you should wear whatever shoes you are comfortable running in. But, I see that you think he meant go ahead and run in whatever shoe you find comfortable for whatever occasion. Yeah, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have meant what you thought because that would be nonsensical.
Don't feel bad, intelligence isn't your thing, there is nothing wrong with that - I'm sure you're good at other stuff, maybe making french fries? Just stick to your strengths and you'll be fine. And if you want to go run in crocs, you should do that. But don't wear them to work because if you spill that hot oil it would burn your feet.
Two wrongs do not make a right.
But three lefts do!
Download the link at the bottom of the page!
Don't change to more drop! First of all: you will be more injury prone (plantar fasciitis, knee injuries, hip injuries, back injuries and shin injuries (you will get that when you read about Lee Saxby). Second of all: your running will worsen! Your foot will land farther away from your hip and you ground contact time will increase as a result of that as well as stride frequency, you have less ground contact (the feeling of ground contact) and your shoes will be heavier and mure clumsy than your previous ones. Third of all: more leg muscles will be deactivated (both of the gasrtrocnemius and the soleus) which will directly affect your running, both effieciency and power!
If you land naturally on mid-feet with the 5mm-drop shoes that you wear, I assume you have no problem with pronation (?). You will tend to heel-strike more if you change (or at least you got to try harder not to) and then pronation micht become a problem! Remember, pronation will only become a problem if you wear highly cushioned and high heal-to-toe offset shoes!
lollzek wrote:
Low-drop shoes tear up my calves and achilles; higher-drop shoes occasionally give me IT band trouble.
Choose your poison. I choose occasional IT band tightness, because I can roll it out and it doesn't cause any serious problems. With low-drop shoes, all the stretching and foam rolling in the world doesn't prevent injuries for me.
Just go with what works for you. Some people have fewer injuries in one type of shoe vs another; some can run in anything (or nothing) without incident.
You calves and achilles will be affected greatly if you don't turn to low-drop shoes gradually!
"Your" Right wrote:
Sasha K wrote:Two wrongs do not make a right.
But three lefts do!
Also, two lefts plus three rights can make a wrong (but not always).