b1ackplague wrote:
your stupid
mmhmm
b1ackplague wrote:
your stupid
mmhmm
Well, i have a pair of the Bikilas, and i absolutely love them. however i don't run in them and don't intend to run in them at all...not worth the risk. Just my 2 cents!
Just jumping into these would kill your f***ing PF.
Do some goddamn feet strengthening exercises, barefoot drills, work on your dorsiflexion/flexion and stop being a pussy.
You don't need any f***ing yuppie shoes to make you faster.
Yeah, or the Nike Sock Racers of the 80's that came and went so fast due to injuries.
Just save yourself $$$ and run your cool downs around the track barefoot (or in socks) like the other poster said.
As long as you're using the right technique (shorter stride, minimal knee lift, minimal foot recovery height, midfoot strike with heel touchdown, etc), you should be fine even on concrete. What will screw you up is the stray stone or twig, not the hardness of the surface.
The mistake people make is using the SAME running form you use with regular shoes and not knowing that you have to go slower speed wise (as mentioned above) in addition to running less to "adapt" to barefoot running. "Adapting" itself is a misnomer since you are not building a "tolerance" to less protection/support.
So doing them during your cool-down is a "natural" way to slow yourself down from your usual form plus you're tired and may be in pain/sore which will help you find the form that results in the least amount of pain and soreness.
Also the barefoot running technique as ascribed to the Tarahumara Indian was not intended for (middle distance) speed but instead for ultra marathon running since that is what they did.
You really don't need them.
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Get them. Do it. I'm a competitive runner, and I find ways to get good use out of them, both because I've seen the benefits and I just love how they feel. You're right, they're great for trails, but you can also take them on the roads for shorter runs.
Are you training for anything in particular right now, or just doing summer base mileage? I've found that summer is when I get to use them the most, because I have more control over when and where I do my runs, and I naturally gravitate towards trails.
Do it. Don't let let's run jags convince you that they're just for joggers, because they're not.
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