do they make it more cushioned to land on your midfoot vs. heel striking? Meaning, if you are a natural heel striker, do you self select your running gait to land on your midfoot because it just feels more cushioned than landing on your heel??
do they make it more cushioned to land on your midfoot vs. heel striking? Meaning, if you are a natural heel striker, do you self select your running gait to land on your midfoot because it just feels more cushioned than landing on your heel??
The lugs protrude from the bottom of the shoe and will generally hit the ground before the heel.
It's possible to heel strike in Newtons, but the runner will get some pretty quick feedback to stop doing it.
Don't worry about marketing hype such as theirs. Just find light comfortable shoes and run the way that feels right for you. We all have different muscle and bone lengths, so we all have our own individual running style.
If you're a forefoot striker, running in heel cushioned shoes and next to nill in the forefoot is painful. Newton offers a shoe built around this, and it's fantastic.
Adidas Hagio Boost, NB 980, Saucony Kinvara, Brooks Connect, Nike Lunartempo, Puma Faas 500, Skechers GoRun are other decent options with Hagio and GoRun standing out.
I buy the cheapest shoes that are light and comfortable. I don't care who made them.
If I landed on my heel in Newtons, it was a jarring sensation. I'd stop heel striking pretty quickly. The lugs do hit the ground sooner, so that's also a factor.
I think I remember something about transitioning into Newtons gradually. I was already a forefoot striker, so it wasn't hard for me, but I still noticed some new pains for the first month or so.
Pretty much what everyone is saying is right. The lugs stick out and it is a very weird sensation if you don't have a midfoot or forefoot strike.
I am more of a midfoot striker, but I have worn my old Newtons as a street shoe to walk around in. From my feeling, the transition from heel to toe is very odd. If you were trying Newtons, you would definitely get sensory feedback if your footstrike was off.
rundork wrote:
If you're a forefoot striker, running in heel cushioned shoes and next to nill in the forefoot is painful. Newton offers a shoe built around this, and it's fantastic.
Adidas Hagio Boost, NB 980, Saucony Kinvara, Brooks Connect, Nike Lunartempo, Puma Faas 500, Skechers GoRun are other decent options with Hagio and GoRun standing out.
Also, Nike Free 5.0
To tag on to this discussion, does anyone feel like they land asymmetrically in Newtons? My left foot seems to land squarely across the midfoot and I hardly notice the lugs, but I think my right foot strikes more toward the lateral edge such that the lugs feel out of place. I don't know if this is just a bit of weirdness that I should get used to or an indication that Newtons are the wrong shoe for my biomechanics at present. Any thoughts?
Sounds like you have more internal rotation or pronation in your right foot. This is very natural and not something that needs correcting, unless you have duck foot or one foot turned out. It's more pronounced with lugs than a traditional flat is all. If you dont have any inner knee pain, calf strain or IT issues the shoe is fine.
The real issue with Newton are the fit. Kinda sloppy, still comfortble but I can never get them tight, or tight in the right area. Ive heard this to be a complaint of others.