I am used to running in Asics & Mizuno, but I have also had a pair of Skylon's in the rotation for a while now too.
I recnetly got a pair of Pegasus, and they started off fine. I just did back-back days in them, and have worn them for 3 out of the last 4 days. My knee started to get sore durring yesterday's easy run & is still a bit bothersom today. Does the air really give enough that it can be effective cushioning?
Don't count on cushioning to reduce knee pain. Have you seen the core workout videos on runnersworld.com, integrate something that like in a serious way to your training, and within a year or two, you'll start to reap the benefits. I'd go as far as saying that if you run 1 hr/day, you should stretch and strengthen for 30 min/day.
I had knee pain, surgery is soon. I totally see the light, you need to smarten up :)
I agree with you that core training is important. I did not have any knee pain before I made the switch to the Pegasus. What I don't know is if it's my body just trying to adapt to a new pair of shoes, or if it's the type of cushioning.
I've pretty much found that for me cushioning often leads to knee pain.
Doug E. wrote: I did not have any knee pain before I made the switch to the Pegasus.
Stop wearing them for a few days.
If the pain goes away, you will have your answer. The answer will be.... throw away the Pegasus and run in something that doesn't cause you knee pain.
i think you're onto something big. today when i put on my nike skylons whilst sitting my knees started to ache really bad! that dastardly cushioning got me again!
Read the whole thing. Cushioned shoes do not reduce shock. They actually inhibit your body's ability to sense shock. Without that ability you can't make the proper adjustments to your form to reduce the shock.
Interesting article. I've read some similar to it before. While I don't do any barefoot running, I tend to wear shoes, as seldom as possible at home. I do think that this has helped things out.
i\\\'d be more likely to blame the skylon than the peg...the construction of the skylon (and hayward before it) seems to make it unstable...the midsole & outsole \\\"flair\\\" in the forefoot coupled w/ the squishy eva that Nike is using make a bad combo...let\\\'s hope Nike will have a decent light-weight trainer w/ the new hayward (coming out 2/1, i believe)...