In urgent need of tutorial - how to run in super shoe?

put one foot in front of the other. repeat

You just run.

I am already doing that. But I am not floating/loping across the Serengetti like a Thompson's Gazelle. Which I was doing in traditionals.

I feel for you, Original poster. I’ve bought 4 pairs of supershoes and I can barely run in any of them. I’ve given up. I think I am a firm heel striker and I need a shoe that bounces me off my heel. I just sink into super shoes and feel like I’m running uphill.

The super shoes seem to want people to land more in the midfoot and bounce off the forefoot. Or something like that. Anyway, know you are not alone.

1/10

Serious question: are you fast?

If you are running fast enough they will feel great: if your running too slowly they will feel awful.

if I run slowly in my supershoes they feel horrific.

No way. More like 5/10 for no other reason than he tells us he feels like he’s lost at sea like a beached whale.

I'm usually a heel striker and have been using Pro Fly X's for awhile for tempo runs and intervals. Has taken awhile to adapt to because of the shift towards the vastus medialis, particularly my left knee. No injury but had some discomfort. Solved that by using them, with gradual increase in speed and distance on a treadmill. Now when I use them outdoors, no problems, feels like I do run more efficiently with less fatigue.

Thanks for all the HELPFUL comments.

I am now finding by looking 2-3' ahead (rather than 7-8') am landing on the front half of foot AKA under the air pod. So body lean/angles may be the key to effective usage of SS. This may be helpful to others.

Also, starting out quite slow the 1st mile of warm-up, to get FEEL.

How say u?

I didn’t think anyone could strike the ground firmly with their heels and have intact legs for very long.

STOP HEEL STRIKING. WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU? ANYONE WHO STILL THINKS YOU CAN BE A HEEL STRIKER AND A FAST RUNNER IN 2022 IS A MORAN! PRACTICE SOME DISCIPLINE AND LEARN HOW TO LAND ON YOUR MIDFOOT, YOU LAZY MINDLESS SIMPLETON!

Don´t scream. You might wake your mom. She is tired after last night.

Norwegian "humor" on display ^^

anyone else do what i suggested and look more down than ahead to get the GROOVE angle for effective supershoe running.

Has anyone "cured" their supershoe woes.....and how did they do it.

Googling "how to run in supershoes" gives a bunch of training in supershoe crap. Nothing relevant.

Simply running in circles (roughly 5m in diameter) for 10-15 minutes should do the trick.

Obviously you will have to go both clockwise and counterclockwise.

Thanks for all the useful advice.

I never run slow in them - only workouts. They feel amazing and powerful

Here's my thoughts. Supershoes are "tuned" to provide a rebound effect for a certain type of footstrike. Most elites, but not all, share that type of impact. The carbon plate flexes and the foam compresses on impact and then both the plate and the foam rebound exactly at push off. For less than optimal impact, supershoes still provide a cushioning effect that prevents fatigue. But at slow paces, the shoes can feel squishy.

I have 4 pairs of different supershoes. All of them improve my performance at sub-7min/mile pace, but there is a noticeable difference in comfort. Two pairs are comfortable. One is moderately comfortable and one leaves me with sore feet after a workout.