WHATS YOUR SHOE SIZE!?!?! AND DO YOU BELIEVE IT EFFECTS RUNNING ABILITY?!?

I remember reading that Acosta wears a 13 or 14. I think it was mentioned during his attempt to break 4 and he forgot his shoes. I know plenty of fast guys with big feet...But thats not empirical evidence. Telling yourself that you would run faster with smaller feet is just another thing that us runner's make up in our mind to make us think we are faster than we really are. We all do it.

lol, thanks alot. that made me feel alot better. I never realized how paranoid I can be at times. Deep down I never thought it had an effect on my running, but I was always wondering about it. Thx

Your welcome. Even if it were the case what difference would it make? You got the feet that God gave you. It's all about getting out and running as fast and as hard as you can regardless of physical characteristics. If anything you can turn it into a positive idea- bigger feet=stronger feet - it doesnt have to make sense or be true. As long as it works for you.

If you dont mind sharing, what are your PR's???

Im just curious.

For a longdistancerunner, the more weight around the ankle the more energy you will spend.

But look at jeremy Wariner he got at least 15-16, huge feet! So for sprinters they don't want to save energy, instead create as much power as possible.

http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/details_pop.aspx?iid=53364695&cdi=0

http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/details_pop.aspx?iid=53349718&cdi=0

Yeah acosta got pretty big feet:

"My first impression was at a team meeting before his freshman summer,” Kloos said. “This woman says, 'I have a son with size-14 shoes. Where can I get running shoes?' I thought he was a clodhopper.”

http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/sullivan/20060630-9999-1s30sullivan.html