Is there any risk in going from a low drop 0.4 mm shoe to a high(er) drop 10 mm shoe?
I've always done the bulk of my mileage split between the Saucony Kinvara and the Saucony Type A6, but have also had nagging hip/piriformis issues.
I've been experimenting with the Adidas Adizero Boston and love the way it feels as far as comfort goes.
Is there a risk going from a low drop to a high drop shoe as far as injury goes?
Without knowing/ seeing how you run it's not easy to give you an answer.
For example, there are people for whom footstrike is dependent on the type of shoe they wear. In the Boston they may fall back on a heel strike, which is a completely different way of running than running with a forefoot strike and may place more stress on their knees. This can cause problems.
Another thing is races. If you train only in traditional drop shoes, racing a 10k in the A6 may give you really tight calves for half a week.
I always trained in 6mm maximum. Buying the adios 3 [10mm] has been a succes from the first run, except that it wears out in no time, but that has nothing to do with the drop.
I'm averaging about 80 miles per week and am more of a midfoot striker regardless of what shoe I'm wearing.
But as you said, I can feel the heel making light contact with the ground before my midfoot actually takes the brunt of the impact. But I still feel like I'm striking with my mid-fore foot if that makes sense.
Which racing shoes would you recommend for someone wanting to use a 'low drop' shoe?
I'm currently in adios boost but would like to try something with less drop (without going to an all out minimal shoe with no cushioning) just z typical light weight flat.
Boosting my run wrote:
Which racing shoes would you recommend for someone wanting to use a 'low drop' shoe?
I'm currently in adios boost but would like to try something with less drop (without going to an all out minimal shoe with no cushioning) just z typical light weight flat.
I have the Adios [10mm] and Saucony A6 [4mm]. I don't know if you really use/ need the heel of the Adios? The front of the Adios doesn't have a lot of cushioning, but definitely more than the A6. But I wouldn't recommend heavy heel striking in the A6 at all, it's like you say "a typical light weight flat".
Dropper wrote:
I'm averaging about 80 miles per week and am more of a midfoot striker regardless of what shoe I'm wearing.
But as you said, I can feel the heel making light contact with the ground before my midfoot actually takes the brunt of the impact. But I still feel like I'm striking with my mid-fore foot if that makes sense.
I think that if you don't notice little pains you should just continue using them. And even if you feel something here or there it wouldn't necessarily mean you will get injured, maybe your body hasn't get used to the slightly different running motion yet.
I do notice the higher heel in the Adios, and there is more stress on my knees, especially if I ran in lower drop shoes the rest of the week. Your heel can't come down as much, so there is a tendency sometimes to land with a knee that remains too flexed, and the body in too much of a sitting position. If you know this, you can easily notice it, engage your hips, glutes more and correct it while running.
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