Newtons- To those of you who don't know, these are shoes that should train your foot to strike at the mid-foot by putting some things by the forefoot that make you feel your forefoot before your heel. It is supposed to eliminate your heel strike if you have one. My explaination sucks, look it up on Google.
I got an E-Mail from a nearby running store, it said there is a day of trying on these newton things. are they worth the extreme cost?(175$!!) Has anyone tried them? Any other opinions?
They're clunky, gimmicky, and they weigh an absolute ton. The physics behind them is bogus.
you have them?
I have them. They do exactly what they say they will do -- force you to run up on your toes. They're not too heavy but they're also not the lightest shoes out there. I actually bought the "racer" versions in order to get a mid-to-lightweight trainer.
I kinda liked the feel of them but I would characterize them as a shoe to be worn to help reinforce good form. Not necessarily an everyday training shoe. Certainly do not wear them if you are recovering from any achilles problems. I hope that would be obvious but then again, I did it and sure enough, they didn't help matters.
To me, they are not worth the price though. If they cost about half to three/fifths what they do now, then they would
Search the forum. There are a few threads on these already. You might need to use the Google version of search and select "Newton shoes" in quotes, or something like that, to get relevant hits
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