Specifically running form. And how.
Be expansive - you are not charged by the word on here.
Thanks.
Specifically running form. And how.
Be expansive - you are not charged by the word on here.
Thanks.
Shoes don't adjust to anyone what are you talking about.
I think that, to a degree, runners adapt to the shoe. In 2018, I took part in a study at Vanderbilt on running efficiency. After a warmup, the test subjects ran in experimental New Balance shoes that had been modified to have soft, medium, and firm midsoles and heels. This was before supershoes.
We wore masks to measure oxygen use and electrodes to measure HR. The results were inconclusive, but I think I know why. In my tests, regardless of the shoe soles, there was an adaptation phase for about 2 minutes. After two minutes, my oxygen and HR dropped back to the baseline level for all the shoes. I think that meant, at least for me, that my running form adapted to the shoe's softness or firmness in the first two minutes of running.
The test only lasted for 7 minutes per shoe so the effects of fatigue were not measured. That's where the supershoes really shine.
I have only tried two supershoes with carbon plates. My impression is that they don't change form so much as allow me to maintain a (relatively) aggressive (that is, faster) form for longer and with less discomfort.
fisky wrote:
I think that, to a degree, runners adapt to the shoe. In 2018, I took part in a study at Vanderbilt on running efficiency. After a warmup, the test subjects ran in experimental New Balance shoes that had been modified to have soft, medium, and firm midsoles and heels. This was before supershoes.
We wore masks to measure oxygen use and electrodes to measure HR. The results were inconclusive, but I think I know why. In my tests, regardless of the shoe soles, there was an adaptation phase for about 2 minutes. After two minutes, my oxygen and HR dropped back to the baseline level for all the shoes. I think that meant, at least for me, that my running form adapted to the shoe's softness or firmness in the first two minutes of running.
The test only lasted for 7 minutes per shoe so the effects of fatigue were not measured. That's where the supershoes really shine.
I have only tried two supershoes with carbon plates. My impression is that they don't change form so much as allow me to maintain a (relatively) aggressive (that is, faster) form for longer and with less discomfort.
Can you elaborate on the statement in bold? In particular what do you mean by "aggressive" form?