michigan woman who lost her shoe

all-american awesomeness. 19th place.

in an interview she said she was clipped twice at 2k. What are the chances of being clipped twice? That is some carpy luck. Although probably they were connected - one clip caused her to stumble in a pack, causing the other.

Anyway, you got to race with what you got and she did. Apparently there was some gravel on the course...ouch.

gnarly dude. :(

Awesome! I wonder how long that sock lasted.

Long Johnny Silverado wrote:

Awesome! I wonder how long that sock lasted.

probably one step after that pic was taken. crazy!

Pretty baller.

But if you are going to lose your shoes and socks, better on a fairly dry course on a temperate day than on a 35 degree day with pouring rain.

Go Big Blue!!!

(Michigan) Erin Finn looks like from the photo of just coming off the long gravel section and after the 4k mark there would have been another gravel section.... she was visibly in pain. I saw her at 5.5k and she was better, tough run, tough runner.

I was at the race and someone mentioned one of the runners running shoeless. He said someone went down early in the race, 2k maybe, and she lost a shoe in the ensuing backup. I didn't realize she lost both shoes until she came thru the chute.

When will athletes learn to tape their shoes for championships races? This happens way too often to top runners (like Justyn Knight last spring). A few cents worth of athletic tape and a few minutes is cheap insurance.

Suede-Denim Secret Police wrote:

When will athletes learn to tape their shoes for championships races? This happens way too often to top runners (like Justyn Knight last spring). A few cents worth of athletic tape and a few minutes is cheap insurance.

How do you tape your shoes?

In a cross-country race, would it have been crazy to stop and put the shoes back on? (I never ran cross country, so I'm seriously asking)

gdm wrote:

In a cross-country race, would it have been crazy to stop and put the shoes back on? (I never ran cross country, so I'm seriously asking)

It would be more crazy in XC than track or road.

It would be pretty rough to try to stop and put the shoes on, reason being there are 200 runners right behind you. Best case scenario, you avoid getting totally trampled and find you've gone from 10th place to 250th place, and now have to pass everyone back. So, I think she made the right call.

Picture before shows it better in my view:

http://www.letsrun.com/photos/2015/ncaa-cross-women/imagepages/image55.php

That sock dangling there would drive me crazy. Wonder if she "shook it off".

Suede-Denim Secret Police wrote:

When will athletes learn to tape their shoes for championships races? This happens way too often to top runners (like Justyn Knight last spring). A few cents worth of athletic tape and a few minutes is cheap insurance.

Tape won't keep your shoe on any tighter than lacing it up tight will. If you get clipped in the right (wrong) spot, that shoe is coming off. I've seen mud suck off shoes that were strapped on tight with athletic tape.

Here's the article in which she describes losing both shoes and socks shortly after the 2K mark:

http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-xc/recaps/112115aaa.html

Just after the 2K mark, things took a turn for the worst for Finn, as she was clipped by a runner behind her, losing both shoes, one after the other. With more the 3,000 meters to go, Finn dug deep and continue to race tough, going another 50 meters in only her socks before losing those as well.

"A girl behind me clipped one shoe and in the next stride clipped the other shoe, and unfortunately she also got my socks, so within 50 meters both shoes were gone, and by the next K my socks were gone too. When it happened, three things went through my head -- 'you can drop out, you can go back and get your shoes or you can keep going.' It wasn't a tough decision -- I don't give up -- so from there I just tried to stay calm and find soft surfaces."

Despite running barefoot on several different surfaces, from wet grass to gravel, Finn dropped just 15 spots through the final 4K and crossed the line in 19th place at 20:10.2 to earn her second All-America citation (2013).

"This was a race where I gave everything I could," Finn added. "I think I could have raced much better and much faster if I had my shoes, but given these conditions, I ran as hard as I could, and that helps me hold my head up high. To still be an All-American on a rough day is good."

"I told her after the race that I'm as proud of her today as I have been after any other race," said McGuire. "This speaks volumes to the type of competitor she is. You talk about adversity taking over your environment, and she just fought back."

"Me like Jane better bare!"

Finn wasn't the only one. From the NC State website:

"Megan Moye had one of team's most heroic performances of the day, as she completed the course with only one shoe. Moye lost her shoe about 30 seconds into the race, but pressed on to finish fourth on the team and 94th overall. The Moseley, Va., native crossed the finish line in 20:48.9, running over 20 minutes of the race with only one shoe."

https://twitter.com/PackXC/status/668211883846012928/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

I'm not talking about a wrap around the instep, but a full wrap including the ankle and back that is impervious to having the back of the shoe peeling off. Done right it doesn't impede flexibility and the shoe won't come off without the foot still attached to it.

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Suede-Denim Secret Police wrote:

When will athletes learn to tape their shoes for championships races? This happens way too often to top runners (like Justyn Knight last spring). A few cents worth of athletic tape and a few minutes is cheap insurance.

Tape won't keep your shoe on any tighter than lacing it up tight will. If you get clipped in the right (wrong) spot, that shoe is coming off. I've seen mud suck off shoes that were strapped on tight with athletic tape.