Training in Flats question

ease into the flat training. eg your easy runs. Try once or twice a week. Also you can start having two pairs of shoes and rotate then cuz when you run with one brand chances are you don't get full development of the foot muscles, and you could see injury problems in the future.

It sounds like you need a different type of trainer. Something more flexible, and perhaps with a lower heel. But I'm not an expert - ask at a running store.

You can probably get away with flats if you want, but generally they don't last as long as a pair of lightweight trainers. And I personally don't like training in something that's too close in weight to my racing shoes - I like to feel a difference when I put on the racers.

The point of running barefoot or in racing flats is to make yourself run on your forefoot. Forefoot running is said to be better and more efficient because you are reducing your ground time (running faster) and getting more toe-off power while simultaneously landing with less impact on your legs. The idea here is that you are using your feet for cushioning as opposed to shoes. Many people have claimed that after making the transition to racing flats/running barefoot their running injuries subsided.