If the earth were truly round we'd wear concave shoes
If the earth were truly round we'd wear concave shoes
Primo Numero Uno wrote:
You should go with shoes without pronation control and all the other stuff but still have cushion before going straight to flats. I'm guessing your injuries aren't stress fractures because if they were flats is a horrible idea.
In most cases there are other issues the runner should address to reduce injury before doing something drastic like going to flats. What is the nature of your training, maybe you're over training or doing high intensity things that don't work well for you. What surfaces are you running on? Softer surfaces like dirt trails help reduce injuries.
A huge one is how heavy are you. I know for me my injuries went way down when I dropped weight and it wasn't like I was skinny before I dropped the weight. This whole Born to Run we weren't meant to run with shoes idea ignores some important facts. Back then people were significantly smaller meaning a lot less stress on the body. They ran on softer surfaces. They also ran really slow, they ran long but it was really slow. Plus they started early and ran their whole life's, that matters.
I am currently training in neutral shoes. I do most of my running in Nike Pegasus. Haha yeah my injuries aren't stress fractures. I've actually never had one surprisingly.
I doubt I'm over training. I really can't get my mileage up or the intensity before I get injured. Lately my limit is about 30 mpw and I don't really mix in any hard workouts. I actually live in a small rural Midwest town so just about all of my running is done on dirt roads.
I don't think I'm too too heavy. I'm 5 11 and around 135 pounds. Haha well it doesn't seem like either of us is going to change each other's mind but I appriciate the comments! It's always good to talk to someone with opposing view points.
Thank you everyone else. I'm thinking of either trying the Sauncony A Type, Mizuno Hitogami or the Nike Streak LT. Also my buildup is going to be really slow and gradual.
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