Coach controlling my shoes

Try the Lunar Racers or the Lunar Tempos. Another possible option are the streaks.

And maybe Free Run Distance.

Also, your coach is an idiot.

I ran in the Vomero before running in the Free. I've been running in the Free and Saucony Kinvara (Kinvara just occasionally) for 4-5 years.

I agree...the Vomero and Free are totally different. I'm also a forefoot runner.

Your coach is an idiot. Everyone has different running styles. One shoe will not work the same for everyone.

If you ran injury free in the Free you're better off sticking with them. Is he getting some sort of kickback having the entire team run in Vomeros?

miler123 wrote:

I talked to my coach about switching back my shoes and wearing my old frees (or like getting a fresh new pair of frees to replace the old ones), and he was super firm about it and said no and to never run in frees again since they don't have any support.

The coach is being abusive and is way out of line.

Talk with him again and tell him you absolutely can not run in the new shoes, that you have to run in the frees or can't run. Don't make it an ultimatum, but simply as a statement of fact. Tell him you want to run and will pay for the frees, but can't run in the new shoes because they hurt your feet and your legs, and you can't use them at all. See what he says, and regardless of what he says, wear the frees. Keep me posted on this because this P me O and I want to see you succeed.

old guy 70 wrote:

Is he getting some sort of kickback having the entire team run in Vomeros?

I hope he knows more about training than he does about shoes.

Maybe you should just do what your coach says or you may not be getting free shoes much longer

Coach is a jerkoff and a simp. Strong runners with good form can get stupid injuries-- esp. in the knees-- running in 'support' shoes. Wear what's gotten you this far and tell Coach to shove the Vomeros up his ass.

Is there a scholarship involved? That's probably not all that relevant but it is something to consider if this goes really badly.

Your coach is way out of line here. I'd probably just go back to running in Frees and not say anything. Maybe he won't notice and it will just blow over. Or what if your Vomeros were "stolen?" You probably only get one free pair of shoes per season so it's unlikely he'd buy you a new pair and you, a poor college student, really can't afford to buy another pair on your own right now, right? So you'd need to go back to the shoes you had before the Vomeros.

If none of this works and it really does become an unavoidable issue, I'd just tell him that you simply can't run in the Vomeros and complain as much as I could about various things that hurt when you try. And I wouldn't be shy about exaggerating. Then make it his problem. Tell him you need him to find something you can run in comfortably that isn't a Vomero or a Free.

HRE wrote:

Tell him you need him to find something you can run in comfortably that isn't a Vomero or a Free.

The OP likes the frees. There's no reason for him to use anything else.

Whoops ` wrote:

HRE wrote:

Tell him you need him to find something you can run in comfortably that isn't a Vomero or a Free.

The OP likes the frees. There's no reason for him to use anything else.

I agree completely. I'm thinking that if he tosses this into the coach's lap the coach will decide it's more trouble than it's worth and will let the whole thing go.

Go tell your AD that you don't like the FREE $130 shoes your coach and the athletic department are providing to you and hear him laugh at you and have no sympathy.

Might as well complain about the FREE Dri-Fit apparel you receive too.

And the hotel rooms and meals you receive on competition trips.

Then again, you are probably a walk-on and gloating how you aren't costing the athletic department or University a dime (extreme sarcasm).

Administrators wrote:

Go tell your AD that you don't like the FREE $130 shoes your coach and the athletic department are providing to you and hear him laugh at you and have no sympathy.

Might as well complain about the FREE Dri-Fit apparel you receive too.

And the hotel rooms and meals you receive on competition trips.

Then again, you are probably a walk-on and gloating how you aren't costing the athletic department or University a dime (extreme sarcasm).

Your main concern should be running in anything Nike.

Why should the OP complain about hotel rooms, meals, etc.if they're working for him? Why do you think a free thing is a good thing even if it's something that doesn't work for you? And if the OP really is a walk on who is paying somewhere between $20,000 and $60,000 in tuition, board, and fees he's actually funding the athletic department. So yeah, they should let him use the shoes he wants.

Administrators wrote:

Go tell your AD that you don't like the FREE $130 shoes your coach and the athletic department are providing to you and hear him laugh at you and have no sympathy.

Might as well complain about the FREE Dri-Fit apparel you receive too.

And the hotel rooms and meals you receive on competition trips.

Then again, you are probably a walk-on and gloating how you aren't costing the athletic department or University a dime (extreme sarcasm).

Administrators wrote:

Go tell your AD that you don't like the FREE $130 shoes your coach and the athletic department are providing to you and hear him laugh at you and have no sympathy.

Might as well complain about the FREE Dri-Fit apparel you receive too.

And the hotel rooms and meals you receive on competition trips.

Then again, you are probably a walk-on and gloating how you aren't costing the athletic department or University a dime (extreme sarcasm).

Give accidentally a dog those vomeros to chew on.

Problem solved.

I had a similar situation as I was running in my wrestling shoes with no problem. I realize that wrestling shoes are not made for running. I also realize that The Nike Free was also not designed to be a running shoe. It was supposed to be a rehab tool that was built for the Stanford CC team to do strides. Kids liked the look and Nike realized they could make a buck off of kids that thought they looked cool and the rest is history.

However, the same as my wrestling shoes, if I like them, leave me alone.

I try really really really hard to not have my kids get Nike Free or Nike Flex. But the coach is being a little bit of a jerk.